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Matrices for finite group representations that respect Galois automorphisms

Representation Theory 2023-06-13 v1

Abstract

We are given a finite group HH, an automorphism τ\tau of HH of order rr, a Galois extension L/KL/K of fields of characteristic zero with cyclic Galois group σ\langle\sigma\rangle of order rr, and an absolutely irreducible representation ρ ⁣:HGL(n,L)\rho\colon H\to\operatorname{\sf GL}(n,L) such that the action of τ\tau on the character of ρ\rho is the same as the action of σ\sigma. Then the following are equivalent. \bullet ρ\rho is equivalent to a representation ρ ⁣:HGL(n,L)\rho'\colon H\to\operatorname{\sf GL}(n,L) such that the action of σ\sigma on the entries of the matrices corresponds to the action of τ\tau on HH, and \bullet the induced representation indH,Hτ(ρ)\operatorname{\sf ind}_{H,H\rtimes\langle\tau\rangle}(\rho) has Schur index one; that is, it is similar to a representation over KK. As examples, we discuss a three dimensional irreducible representation of A5A_5 over Q[5]\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt5] and a four dimensional irreducible representation of the double cover of A7A_7 over Q[7]\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt{-7}].

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@article{arxiv.2306.06280,
  title  = {Matrices for finite group representations that respect Galois automorphisms},
  author = {David J. Benson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.06280},
  year   = {2023}
}

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