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The second cohomology of simple $ SL_2$-modules

Author(s): David I. Stewart
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 138 (2010), 427-434.
MSC (2000): Primary 20G05, 20G10, 20G40; Secondary 20J06, 20C20
Posted: September 14, 2009
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Abstract: Let $ G$ be the simple algebraic group $ SL_2$ defined over an algebraically closed field $ K$ of characteristic $ p>0$. In this paper, we compute the second cohomology of all irreducible representations of $ G$.


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David I. Stewart
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Email: davis.stewart06@imperial.ac.uk

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-09-10088-6
PII: S 0002-9939(09)10088-6
Keywords: Modular representation theory, algebraic groups, cohomology
Received by editor(s): April 3, 2009,
Received by editor(s) in revised form: April 9, 2009
Posted: September 14, 2009
Additional Notes: This paper was prepared towards the author's Ph.D. qualification under the supervision of Prof. M. W. Liebeck, with financial support from the EPSRC. We would like to thank Professor Liebeck for his help in producing this paper. Additional thanks are due to the anonymous referee, who made very helpful suggestions for improvements to the paper.
Communicated by: Jonathan I. Hall
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