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$G$-circulant Matrices and the Classical Maschke Theorem

Representation Theory 2023-04-21 v2 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

In this note, we use the isomorphism of the ring of GG-circulant matrices over a field kk with the group ring k[G]k[G] to derive a very short proof of the Classical Maschke Theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2301.05053,
  title  = {$G$-circulant Matrices and the Classical Maschke Theorem},
  author = {Jon Merzel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.05053},
  year   = {2023}
}
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