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Z\'eros de caract\`eres

Group Theory 2025-02-13 v4 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Let G be a compact real Lie group, and let f be an irreducible complex character of G, of degree > 1. We show that there exists an element g of G, of finite order, such that f(g)=0. We also give an unpublished result of Deligne, about replacing " of finite order " by " of order a power of a prime number ".

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@article{arxiv.2312.17551,
  title  = {Z\'eros de caract\`eres},
  author = {Jean-Pierre Serre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.17551},
  year   = {2025}
}

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In French. To appear in L'Enseignement Math\'ematique

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