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Wreath Generalization of Littlewood Reciprocity

Combinatorics 2025-08-29 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

Given any mm-dimensional complex representation η\eta of a finite group GG and any highest weight representation VλV^{\lambda} of GLnm(C)\mathrm{GL}_{nm}(\mathbb{C}) we may define an action of GnSnG^n \rtimes \mathfrak{S}_n on VλV^{\lambda} using the embedding GLm(C)nSnGLnm(C)\mathrm{GL}_{m}(\mathbb{C})^n \rtimes \mathfrak{S}_n \leq \mathrm{GL}_{nm}(\mathbb{C}) and η:GGLm(C)\eta: G \rightarrow \mathrm{GL}_m(\mathbb{C}). We derive a branching rule for the multiplicities of irreducible GnSnG^n \rtimes \mathfrak{S}_n representations in Vλ.V^{\lambda}. The formula generalizes Littlewood's reciprocity rule for branching between GLn(C)\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{C}) and the symmetric group of permutation matrices SnGLn(C).\mathfrak{S}_n \leq \mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{C}).

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@article{arxiv.2506.07727,
  title  = {Wreath Generalization of Littlewood Reciprocity},
  author = {Milo Bechtloff Weising},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.07727},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages; extends result from previous version to all finite groups