A counterexample to a conjecture of A. R. Miller
Representation Theory
2025-10-14 v1 Group Theory
Abstract
Let be an irreducible character of a finite group . A. R. Miller conjectured that the proportion of elements such that 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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