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Diagonal $p$-permutation functors

Group Theory 2019-07-31 v1 Category Theory Representation Theory

Abstract

Let kk be an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic pp, and F\mathbb{F} be an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0. We consider the F\mathbb{F}-linear category FppkΔ\mathbb{F} pp_k^\Delta of finite groups, in which the set of morphisms from GG to HH is the F\mathbb{F}-linear extension FTΔ(H,G)\mathbb{F} T^\Delta(H,G) of the Grothendieck group TΔ(H,G)T^\Delta(H,G) of pp-permutation (kH,kG)(kH,kG)-bimodules with (twisted) diagonal vertices. The F\mathbb{F}-linear functors from FppkΔ\mathbb{F} pp_k^\Delta to F-Mod\mathbb{F}\hbox{-Mod} are called {\em diagonal pp-permutation functors}. They form an abelian category FppkΔ\mathcal{F}_{pp_k}^\Delta. We study in particular the functor FTΔ\mathbb{F}T^{\Delta} sending a finite group GG to the Grothendieck group FT(G)\mathbb{F}T(G) of pp-permutation kGkG-modules, and show that FTΔ\mathbb{F}T^\Delta is a semisimple object of FppkΔ\mathcal{F}_{pp_k}^\Delta, equal to the direct sum of specific simple functors parametrized by isomorphism classes of pairs (P,s)(P,s) of a finite pp-group PP and a generator ss of a pp'-subgroup acting faithfully on PP. This leads to a precise description of the evaluations of these simple functors. In particular, we show that the simple functor indexed by the trivial pair (1,1)(1,1) is isomorphic to the functor sending a finite group GG to FK0(kG)\mathbb{F} K_0(kG), where K0(kG)K_0(kG) is the group of projective kGkG-modules.

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@article{arxiv.1907.12877,
  title  = {Diagonal $p$-permutation functors},
  author = {Serge Bouc and Deniz Yılmaz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.12877},
  year   = {2019}
}
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