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Möbius functions for pseudo-Levi subgroups in finite general linear and symplectic groups

Representation Theory 2026-07-14 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we compute the M\"obius function on the set of pseudo-Levi subgroups containing a fixed maximal torus of two families of finite groups, GLn(q)GL_n(q) and Sp2n(q)Sp_{2n}(q), for some natural number nn and a prime power qq. The M\"obius function for the set of pseudo-Levi subgroups of a finite group GG is important for an explicit evaluation of the formula expressing the decomposition of tensor products of characters, as proved in Theorem 2 of the paper ''Multiplicity of characters of finite reductive groups and Drinfeld doubles'' [arXiv:2512.01432].

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@article{arxiv.2607.12522,
  title  = {Möbius functions for pseudo-Levi subgroups in finite general linear and symplectic groups},
  author = {Aritra Kundu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.12522},
  year   = {2026}
}