Murray, John (1999) Blocks of Defect Zero and Products of Elements of Order p. Journal of Algebra, 214 (2). pp. 385-399. ISSN 0021-8693

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Suppose that G is a finite group and that F is a field of characteristic p)0 which is a splitting field for all subgroups of G. Let e0 be the sum of the block idempotents of defect zero in FG, and let V be the set of solutions to g ps1 in G. We show that e0sVq. 2, when p is odd, and e0sVq. 3, when ps2. In the latter case Vq. 2sRq, where R is the set of real elements of 2-defect zero. So e0sVqRqsRq. 2. We also show that e0sVqVq4sVq4 . 2, when ps2, where V4 is the set of solutions to g 4s1. These results give us various criteria for the existence of p-blocks of defect zero.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Defect Zero; Products of Elements; Order p;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics
Item ID:	2037
Depositing User:	Dr. John Murray
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2010 14:53
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Algebra
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	No
URI:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/jou...
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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