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On Chevalley-Shephard-Todd's theorem in positive characteristic

Commutative Algebra 2007-09-06 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group acting linearly on the vector space VV over a field of arbitrary characteristic. The action is called coregular if the invariant ring is generated by algebraically independent homogeneous invariants and the direct summand property holds if there is a surjective k[V]Gk[V]^G-linear map π:k[V]k[V]G\pi:k[V]\to k[V]^G. The following Chevalley-Shephard-Todd type theorem is proved. Suppose VV is an irreducible kGkG-representation, then the action is coregular if and only if GG is generated by pseudo-reflections and the direct summand property holds.

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@article{arxiv.0709.0715,
  title  = {On Chevalley-Shephard-Todd's theorem in positive characteristic},
  author = {Abraham Broer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.0715},
  year   = {2007}
}

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