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On unit groups of modular group algebras

The concept of end-commutable ordering - with 241 exercises

©2019 Textbook 200 Pages

Summary

In this book we analyse unit groups of group algebras KG for non-abelian p-groups G and fields K of characteristic p. By calculating the core and the normaliser of U in 1 + rad(KG) – the group of normalized units -- for every subgroup U of G, we generalise results of K.R. Pearson and D.B. Coleman using fixed points of enhanced group actions.
Our concept of so-called end-commutable ordering leads to a new method of studying the center of 1 + rad(KG). We proof that a finite group G is nilpotent if and only if every conjugacy class possesses an end-commutable ordering. As a simple consequence we get a result of A.A. Bovdi and Z. Patay, which shows how the exponent of the center of 1 + rad(KG) can be determined by calculations purely within the group G.
We describe the groups for which this exponent is extremal and calculate the exponent for various group classes (e.g. regular groups, special groups, Sylow subgroups of linear and symmetric groups) and group constructions (e.g. wreath products, central products, special group extensions, isoclinic groups).
Another application of our concept of end-commutable ordering is a description of the invariants of the center of 1 + rad(KG) for a finite field K. They are determined purely by the group G and the field K and can be visualized by a special graph – the class-graph.
As a consequence of our results we prove that the center, the derived subgroups and the p-th-power subgroup of 1 + rad(KG) are not cyclic. Furthermore, we obtain some properties of unit groups of group algebras for extra-special 2-groups and fields of characteristic 2.
Finally, we investigate the behaviour of the center and other characteristics (e.g. the exponent, the class of nilpotency, the Baer length, the degree of commutativity) for the chain of iterated unit groups of modular group algebras. For this, we use Lie and radical algebra methods.

Details

Pages
Type of Edition
Originalausgabe
Publication Year
2019
ISBN (PDF)
9783960677246
ISBN (Softcover)
9783960672241
Language
English
Publication date
2019 (December)
Keywords
group algebra unit group exponent invariant prime factor algebra

Author

Sven Bodo Wirsing was born in 1975 in Neumunster. After graduating from high school at KKS in Itzehoe (with a focus on mathematics and physics), he studied mathematics with a minor in business administration (especially logistics) at CAU university in Kiel. He did his doctorate in 2005 on group and algebra theory. During his years of study in Kiel he gained experience in the analysis of interdisciplinary processes, which are reflected in different disciplines of algebra, such as group theory, representation theory, theory of Lie and associative algebras. From this experience, he also studied and analyzed the subject matter of the present work. Since the end of his doctorate, Dr. Wirsing has been working as a senior IT consultant for logistics processes at a renowned IT consulting firm, where he is responsible for logistics optimization and maintenance. Since 2012, he has published several books on algebras.
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