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Fusion invariant characters of p-groups

Representation Theory 2024-08-12 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

We consider complex characters of a p-group P, which are invariant under a fusion system F on P. Extending a theorem of B\'arcenas--Cantarero to non-saturated fusion systems, we show that the number of indecomposable F-invariant characters of P is greater or equal than the number of F-conjugacy classes of P. We further prove that these two quantities coincide whenever F is realized by a p-solvable group. On the other hand, we observe that this is false for constrained fusion systems in general. Finally, we construct a saturated fusion system with an indecomposable F-invariant character, which is not a summand of the regular character of P. This disproves a recent conjecture of Cantarero--Combariza.

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@article{arxiv.2401.15706,
  title  = {Fusion invariant characters of p-groups},
  author = {Benjamin Sambale},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.15706},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

6 pages, v3: referee's comments incorporated

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