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    Squares in the centre of the group algebra of a symmetric group


    Murray, John (2002) Squares in the centre of the group algebra of a symmetric group. Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 34. pp. 155-164. ISSN 1469-2120

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    Abstract

    Let Z be the centre of the group algebra of a symmetric group S(n) over a field F characteristic p. One of the principal results of this paper is that the image of the Frobenius map z → zp, for z ∈ Z, lies in span Zp′ of the p-regular class sums. When p = 2, the image even coincides with Z2′. Furthermore, in all cases Zp′ forms a subalgebra of Z. Let pt be the p-exponent of S(n). Then , for each element j of the Jacobson radical J of Z. It is shown that there exists j ∈ J such that . Most of the results are formulated in terms of the p-blocks of S(n).
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Group algebra of a symmetric group;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics
    Item ID: 2155
    Depositing User: Dr. John Murray
    Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2010 11:52
    Journal or Publication Title: Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
    Publisher: Oxford University Press,
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/2155
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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