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Linear and smooth oriented equivalence of orthogonal representations of finite groups

Group Theory 2024-04-03 v2

Abstract

Let n5n\le 5 be an integer, and let Γ\Gamma be a finite group. We prove that if ρ,ρ:ΓO(n)\rho , \rho': \Gamma \to O(n) are two representations that are conjugate by an orientation-preserving diffeomorphism, then they are conjugate by an element of SO(n)SO(n). In the process, we prove that if GO(4)G \subset O(4) is a finite group, then exactly one of the following is true: the elements of GG have a common invariant 11-dimensional subspace in R4\mathbb{R}^4; some element of GG has no invariant 11-dimensional subspace; or GG is conjugate to a specific group KO(4)K \subset O(4) of order 1616.

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@article{arxiv.2403.07348,
  title  = {Linear and smooth oriented equivalence of orthogonal representations of finite groups},
  author = {Luis Eduardo García-Hernández and Ben Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.07348},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages, 2 figures