TY - JOUR

T1 - The group of endotrivial modules for the symmetric and alternating groups.

AU - Carlson, Jon

AU - Hemmer, Dave

AU - Mazza, Nadia

N1 - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PEM The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, 53 (1), pp 83-95 2010, © 2010 Cambridge University Press.

PY - 2010/2

Y1 - 2010/2

N2 - We complete a classification of the groups of endotrivial modules for the modular group algebras of symmetric groups and alternating groups. We show that, for n ≥ p2, the torsion subgroup of the group of endotrivial modules for the symmetric groups is generated by the sign representation. The torsion subgroup is trivial for the alternating groups. The torsion-free part of the group is free abelian of rank 1 if n ≥ p2 + p and has rank 2 if p2 ≤ n < p2 + p. This completes the work begun earlier by Carlson, Mazza and Nakano.

AB - We complete a classification of the groups of endotrivial modules for the modular group algebras of symmetric groups and alternating groups. We show that, for n ≥ p2, the torsion subgroup of the group of endotrivial modules for the symmetric groups is generated by the sign representation. The torsion subgroup is trivial for the alternating groups. The torsion-free part of the group is free abelian of rank 1 if n ≥ p2 + p and has rank 2 if p2 ≤ n < p2 + p. This completes the work begun earlier by Carlson, Mazza and Nakano.

KW - endotrivial module

KW - endopermutation module

KW - symmetric groups

KW - alternating groups

U2 - 10.1017/S0013091508000618

DO - 10.1017/S0013091508000618

M3 - Journal article

VL - 53

SP - 83

EP - 95

JO - Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

JF - Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

SN - 0013-0915

IS - 1

ER -