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On endotrivial modules for Lie superalgebras

Representation Theory 2015-04-17 v3

Abstract

Let g=g0g1\mathfrak{g} = \mathfrak{g}_{\overline{0}} \oplus \mathfrak{g}_{\overline{1}} be a Lie superalgebra over an algebraically closed field, kk, of characteristic 0. An endotrivial g\mathfrak{g}-module, MM, is a g\mathfrak{g}-supermodule such that Homk(M,M)kevP\operatorname{Hom}_k(M,M) \cong k_{ev} \oplus P as g\mathfrak{g}-supermodules, where kevk_{ev} is the trivial module concentrated in degree 0\overline{0} and PP is a projective g\mathfrak{g}-supermodule. In the stable module category, these modules form a group under the operation of the tensor product. We show that for an endotrivial module MM, the syzygies Ωn(M)\Omega^n(M) are also endotrivial, and for certain Lie superalgebras of particular interest, we show that Ω1(kev)\Omega^1(k_{ev}) and the parity change functor actually generate the group of endotrivials. Additionally, for a broader class of Lie superalgebras, for a fixed nn, we show that there are finitely many endotrivial modules of dimension nn.

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@article{arxiv.1306.2582,
  title  = {On endotrivial modules for Lie superalgebras},
  author = {Andrew J. Talian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.2582},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

27 pages; updates to section 7

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