Irreducible projective representations of the alternating group which remain irreducible in characteristic 2

For any finite group G it is an interesting question to ask which ordinary irreducible representations of G remain irreducible in a given characteristic p. We answer this question for p=2 when G is the proper double cover of the alternating group. As a key ingredient in the proof, we prove a formula...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in mathematics (New York. 1965) 2020-11, Vol.374, p.107340, Article 107340
1. Verfasser: Fayers, Matthew
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:For any finite group G it is an interesting question to ask which ordinary irreducible representations of G remain irreducible in a given characteristic p. We answer this question for p=2 when G is the proper double cover of the alternating group. As a key ingredient in the proof, we prove a formula for the decomposition numbers in Rouquier blocks of double covers of symmetric groups, in terms of Schur P-functions.
ISSN:0001-8708
1090-2082
DOI:10.1016/j.aim.2020.107340