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A counterexample to a conjecture of A. R. Miller

Representation Theory 2025-10-14 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let χ\chi be an irreducible character of a finite group GG. A. R. Miller conjectured that the proportion of elements gGg\in G such that χ(g)\chi(g) is zero or a root of unity is at least 1/2. We construct a character of a perfect group of order 69120 such that this proportion is 511/1152.

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@article{arxiv.2510.10734,
  title  = {A counterexample to a conjecture of A. R. Miller},
  author = {Gabriel Navarro and Benjamin Sambale},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.10734},
  year   = {2025}
}

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