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Block decompositions for $p$-adic classical groups and their inner forms

Representation Theory 2026-04-03 v3 Number Theory

Abstract

For an inner form G\mathrm{G} of a general linear group or classical group over a non-archimedean local field of odd residue characteristic, we decompose the category of smooth representations on Z[μp,1/p]\mathbb{Z}[\mu_{p^{\infty}},1/p]-modules by endo-parameter. We prove that parabolic induction preserves these decompositions, and hence that it preserves endo-parameters. Moreover, we show that the decomposition by endo-parameter is the Z[1/p]\overline{\mathbb{Z}}[1/p]-block decomposition; and, for R\mathrm{R} an integral domain, introduce a graph whose connected components parameterize the R\mathrm{R}-blocks, in particular including the cases R=Z\mathrm{R}=\overline{\mathbb{Z}}_{\ell} and R=F\mathrm{R}=\overline{\mathbb{F}}_\ell for p\ell\neq p. From our description, we deduce that the Z\overline{\mathbb{Z}_\ell}-blocks and F\overline{\mathbb{F}_\ell}-blocks of G\mathrm{G} are in natural bijection, as had long been expected. Our methods also apply to the trivial endo-parameter (i.e., the depth zero subcategory) of any connected reductive pp-adic group, providing an alternative approach to results of Dat and Lanard in depth zero. Finally, under a technical assumption (known for inner forms of general linear groups) we reduce the R\mathrm{R}-block decomposition of G\mathrm{G} to depth zero.

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@article{arxiv.2405.13713,
  title  = {Block decompositions for $p$-adic classical groups and their inner forms},
  author = {David Helm and Robert Kurinczuk and Daniel Skodlerack and Shaun Stevens},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.13713},
  year   = {2026}
}

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45 pages

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