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Hecke algebras for the basic characters of the unitriangular group
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by Carlos A. M. André
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004), 987-996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-03-07143-0
Published electronically: July 17, 2003

Abstract:

Let $U_{n}(q)$ denote the unitriangular group of degree $n$ over the finite field with $q$ elements. In a previous paper we obtained a decomposition of the regular character of $U_{n}(q)$ as an orthogonal sum of basic characters. In this paper, we study the irreducible constituents of an arbitrary basic character $\xi _{{\mathcal {D}}}(\varphi )$ of $U_{n}(q)$. We prove that $\xi _{ {\mathcal {D}}}(\varphi )$ is induced from a linear character of an algebra subgroup of $U_{n}(q)$, and we use the Hecke algebra associated with this linear character to describe the irreducible constituents of $\xi _{{\mathcal {D}}}(\varphi )$ as characters induced from an algebra subgroup of $U_{n}(q)$. Finally, we identify a special irreducible constituent of $\xi _{{\mathcal {D}}}(\varphi )$, which is also induced from a linear character of an algebra subgroup. In particular, we extend a previous result (proved under the assumption $p \geq n$ where $p$ is the characteristic of the field) that gives a necessary and sufficient condition for $\xi _{{\mathcal {D}}}(\varphi )$ to have a unique irreducible constituent.
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Bibliographic Information
  • Carlos A. M. André
  • Affiliation: Departamento de Matemática e Centro de Estruturas Lineares e Combinatórias, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Ernesto de Vasconcelos, Edifício C1, Piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
  • Email: candre@fc.ul.pt
  • Received by editor(s): September 26, 2002
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: December 3, 2002
  • Published electronically: July 17, 2003
  • Communicated by: Stephen D. Smith
  • © Copyright 2003 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004), 987-996
  • MSC (2000): Primary 20C15; Secondary 20G40
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-03-07143-0
  • MathSciNet review: 2045413