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Endotrivial modules for finite groups schemes II

Group Theory 2011-04-04 v1

Abstract

It is well known that if G is a finite group then the group of endotrivial modules is finitely generated. In this paper we prove that for an arbitrary finite group scheme G, and for any fixed integer n > 0, there are only finitely many isomorphism classes of endotrivial modules of dimension n. This provides evidence to support the speculation that the group of endotrivial modules for a finite group scheme is always finitely generated. The result also has some applications to questions about lifting and twisting the structure of endotrivial modules in the case that G is an infinitesimal group scheme associated to an algebraic group.

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@article{arxiv.1104.0226,
  title  = {Endotrivial modules for finite groups schemes II},
  author = {Jon F. Carlson and Daniel K. Nakano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.0226},
  year   = {2011}
}
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