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On modular Harish-Chandra series of finite unitary groups

Representation Theory 2019-11-06 v4

Abstract

In the modular representation theory of finite unitary groups when the characteristic \ell of the ground field is a unitary prime, the sl^e\hat{\mathfrak{sl}}_e-crystal on level 22 Fock spaces graphically describes the Harish-Chandra branching of unipotent representations restricted to the tower of unitary groups. However, how to determine the cuspidal support of an arbitrary unipotent representation has remained an open question. We show that for \ell sufficiently large, the sl\mathfrak{sl}_\infty-crystal on the same level 22 Fock spaces provides the remaining piece of the puzzle for the full Harish-Chandra branching rule.

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@article{arxiv.1908.09694,
  title  = {On modular Harish-Chandra series of finite unitary groups},
  author = {Emily Norton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.09694},
  year   = {2019}
}

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v4: many typos fixed; title shortened