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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-91 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of algebra |
Volume | 621 |
Early online date | 3 Feb 2023 |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2023 |
Abstract
It is well known that the number of real irreducible characters of a finite group G coincides with the number of real conjugacy classes of G. Richard Brauer has asked if the number of irreducible characters with Frobenius–Schur indicator 1 can also be expressed in group theoretical terms. We show that this can done by counting solutions of g12…gn2=1 with g1,…,gn∈G.
Keywords
- Brauer's Problem 14, Frobenius–Schur indicator, Real characters
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Algebra and Number Theory
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In: Journal of algebra, Vol. 621, 01.05.2023, p. 87-91.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A solution to Brauer's Problem 14
AU - Murray, John
AU - Sambale, Benjamin
N1 - Funding Information: The paper was written while the first author visited the University of Hannover in November 2022. Both authors thank Burkhard Külshammer for some interesting discussion on the subject. Also Rod Gow and an anonymous referee made some valuable suggestions to improve the paper. The second author is supported by the German Research Foundation ( SA 2864/4-1 ).
PY - 2023/5/1
Y1 - 2023/5/1
N2 - It is well known that the number of real irreducible characters of a finite group G coincides with the number of real conjugacy classes of G. Richard Brauer has asked if the number of irreducible characters with Frobenius–Schur indicator 1 can also be expressed in group theoretical terms. We show that this can done by counting solutions of g12…gn2=1 with g1,…,gn∈G.
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KW - Brauer's Problem 14
KW - Frobenius–Schur indicator
KW - Real characters
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U2 - 10.48550/arXiv.2212.08357
DO - 10.48550/arXiv.2212.08357
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VL - 621
SP - 87
EP - 91
JO - Journal of algebra
JF - Journal of algebra
SN - 0021-8693
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