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Denseness results for zeros and roots of unity in character tables

Representation Theory 2025-07-22 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

For any irreducible character χ\chi of a finite group GG, let θ(χ)\theta(\chi) denote the proportion of elements gGg\in G for which χ(g)\chi(g) is either zero or a root of unity. Then for any L[1/2,1]L\in[1/2,1] and any ϵ>0\epsilon>0, there exists an irreducible character χ\chi of a finite group such that θ(χ)L<ϵ|\theta(\chi)-L|<\epsilon.

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@article{arxiv.2507.15153,
  title  = {Denseness results for zeros and roots of unity in character tables},
  author = {Alexander R. Miller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.15153},
  year   = {2025}
}