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Selfextensions of modules over group algebras

Representation Theory 2023-11-01 v2

Abstract

Let KGKG be a group algebra with GG a finite group and KK a field and MM an indecomposable KGKG-module. We pose the question, whether ExtKG1(M,M)0Ext_{KG}^1(M,M) \neq 0 implies that ExtKGi(M,M)0Ext_{KG}^i(M,M) \neq 0 for all i1i \geq 1. We give a positive answer in several important special cases such as for periodic groups and give a positive answer also for all Nakayama algebras, which allows us to improve a classical result of Gustafson. We then specialise the question to the case where the module MM is simple, where we obtain a positive answer also for all tame blocks of group algebras. For simple modules MM, the appendix provides a Magma program that gives strong evidence for a positive answer to this question for groups of small order.

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@article{arxiv.2310.12748,
  title  = {Selfextensions of modules over group algebras},
  author = {Bernhard Böhmler and Karin Erdmann and Viktória Klász and Rene Marczinzik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.12748},
  year   = {2023}
}
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