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Matrix generators for Weil representations

Group Theory 2026-05-13 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

Let rr be an odd prime and F\mathbb{F} a field containing a primitive rrth root of unity. Then for all 1\ell \geq 1, there is a faithful representation f:Sp2(r)GLr(F)f: \operatorname{Sp}_{2\ell}(r) \rightarrow \operatorname{GL}_{r^\ell}(\mathbb{F}) called the Weil representation. We provide explicit matrices generating Sp2(r)\operatorname{Sp}_{2\ell}(r) in GLr(F)\operatorname{GL}_{r^\ell}(\mathbb{F}), which we have implemented in Magma. We also describe such generators for the irreducible Weil representations of Sp2(r)\operatorname{Sp}_{2\ell}(r), which are of degree (r±1)/2(r^{\ell} \pm 1)/2 and arise as irreducible constituents of the Weil representations.

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@article{arxiv.2510.12261,
  title  = {Matrix generators for Weil representations},
  author = {Mikko Korhonen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12261},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages

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