Algebraic modular forms

In this paper, we develop an algebraic theory of modular forms, for connected, reductive groupsG overQ with the property that every arithmetic subgroup Γ ofG(Q) is finite. This theory includes our previous work [15] on semi-simple groupsG withG(R) compact, as well as the theory of algebraic Hecke characters for Serre tori [20]. The theory of algebraic modular forms leads to a workable theory of modular forms (modp), which we hope can be used to parameterize odd modular Galois representations. The theory developed here was inspired by a letter of Serre to Tate in 1987, which has appeared recently [21]. I want to thank Serre for sending me a copy of this letter, and for many helpful discussions on the topic.     

Zwei Klassen lokalkompakter maximal fastperiodischer Gruppen

In this paper we study the class of all locally compact groupsG with the property that for each closed subgroupH ofG there exists a pair of homomorphisms into a compact group withH as coincidence set, and the class of all locally compact groupG with the property that finite dimensional unitary representations of subgroups ofG can be extended to finite dimensional representations ofG. It is shown that [MOORE]-groups (every irreducible unitary representation is finite dimensional) have these two properties. A solvable group in is a [MOORE]-group. Moreover, we prove a structure theorem for Lie groups in the class [MOORE], and show that compactly generated Lie groups in [MOORE] have faithful finite dimensional unitary representations.     

On existence of finite universal Korovkin sets in the centre of group algebras

In this paper, we characterize compact groupsG as well as connected central topological groupsG for which the centreZ(L ¹(G)) admits a finite universal Korovkin set. Also we prove that ifG is a non-connected central topological group which has a compact open normal subgroupK such thatG=KZ, thenZ(L ¹(G)) admits a finite universal Korovkin set if is a finite-dimensional separable metric space or equivalentlyG is separable metrizable andG/K has finite torsion-free rank.     

THE ACTION OF THE LINEAR CHARACTER GROUP ON THE SET OF NON-LINEAR IRREDUCIBLE CHARACTERS

Let G be a nonabelian finite group. Then Irr(G/G′) is an abelian group under the multiplication of characters and acts on the set of non-linear irreducible characters of G via the multiplication of characters. The purpose of this paper is to establish some facts about the action of linear character group on non-linear irreducible characters and determine the structures of groups G for which either all the orbit kernels are trivial or the number of orbits is at most two. Using the established results on this action, it is very easy to classify groups G having at most three nomlinear irreducible characters.     

A decomposition theorem for G-groups

Some classical results about linear representations of a finite group G have been also proved for representations of G on non-abelian groups （G-groups）. In this paper we establish a decomposition theorem for irreducible G-groups which expresses a suitable irreducible G-group as a tensor product of two projective G-groups in a similar way to the celebrated theorem of Clifford for linear representations. Moreover, we study the non-abelian minimal normal subgroups of G in which this decomposition is possible.     

On pro-p-groups with a single defining relator

We find necessary and sufficient conditions for the factor groups of the derived series of a pro-p-group with a single defining relation to be torsion free. For such groupsG we prove that the group algebra ℤ _pG is a domain and the cohomological dimension ofG is at most 2.     

Solitary Solvable Groups

A subgroup H of a group G is a solitary subgroup of G if G does not contain another isomorphic copy of H. Combining together the concepts of solitary subgroups and solvable groups, we define (normal) solitary solvable groups and (normal) strongly solitary solvable groups. We derive several results that hold for these groups and we discuss classes of groups that, under certain hypotheses, are (normal) solitary solvable and (normal) strongly solitary solvable. We also derive several results about p-groups that are solitary solvable.     

Central Pairs, Galois Theory and Automorphic Forms

A central pair over a field k of characteristic 0 consists of a finite Abelian group which is equipped with a central 2-cocycle with values in the multiplicative group k ^* of k. In this paper we use specific central pairs to construct a class of projective representations of the absolute Galois group G _k of k and if k is a number field we investigate the liftings of these projective representations to linear representations of G _k . In particular we relate these linear representations to automorphic representations. It turns out that some of these automorphic representations correspond to certain indefinite modular forms already constructed by E. Hecke.     

Schur indices of characters of groups related to finite sporadic simple groups

LetG be a finite sporadic simple group. Then there exist groupsn.G., n.G.2 and, in casen is even,n.G.2i, the group isoclinic to but not isomorphic ton.G.2. The Schur indices of all irreducible characters of these groups are computed. In a previous paper this was done for the groupsn.G (with one exception). The division algebra corresponding to a character is determined by all the local Schur indices. These are all listed in the tables in Section 6 using the notation from the ATLAS.     

Group algebras with almost maximal lie nilpotency index

LetK G be a non-commutative Lie nilpotent group algebra of a groupG over a fieldK. It is known that the Lie nilpotency index ofKG is at most |G′|+1, where |G′| is the order of the commutator subgroup ofG. In [4] the groupsG for which this index is maximal were determined. Here we list theG’s for which it assumes the next highest possible value. The present paper is a part of the PhD dissertation of the author.     

Finite groups with many product conjugacy classes

We classify all finite groupsG such that the product of any two non-inverse conjugacy classes ofG is always a conjugacy class ofG. We also classify all finite groupsG for which the product of any twoG-conjugacy classes which are not inverse modulo the center ofG is again a conjugacy class ofG.     

On (2,n)-groups related to fibonacci groups

In this paper, we study certain groupsG generated by two elementsa andb of orders 2 andn respectively subject to one further defining relation, and determine their structure. We also point out certain connections between these groups and the Fibonacci groupsF(r, n).     

Representations of Association Schemes and Their Factor Schemes

 In the present paper we investigate the relationship between the complex representations of an association scheme G and the complex representations of certain factor schemes of G. Our first result is that, similar to group representation theory, representations of factor schemes over normal closed subsets of G can be viewed as representations of G itself. We then give necessary and sufficient conditions for an irreducible character of G to be a character of a factor scheme of G. These characterizations involve the central primitive idempotents of the adjacency algebra of G and they are obtained with the help of the Frobenius reciprocity low which we prove for complex adjacency algebras. Received: February 27, 2001 Final version received: August 30, 2001     

Bounded cohomology of group constructions

It is proved that the singular partH _b ^2/(2) (G) of the second group of bounded homology of the discrete groupG is isomorphic to the space of 2-cocycles that vanish on the diagonal. For groupsG representable as HNN-extensions or free products with amalgamation, as well as for groupsG with one defining relation, conditions for the infinite-dimensionality ofH _b ^2/(2) (G) are found. Some applications of bounded cohomology to the width problem for verbal subgroups and to the boundedness problem for group presentations are indicated. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 546–550, April, 1996. This research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 93-01-00239.     

Tensor products of singular representations and an extension of the $ \theta $-correspondence

In this paper we consider the problem of decomposing tensor products of certain singular unitary representations of a semisimple Lie group G. Using explicit models for these representations (constructed earlier by one of us) we show that the decomposition is controlled by a reductive homogeneous space . Our procedure establishes a correspondence between certain unitary representations of G and those of . This extends the usual -correspondence for dual reductive pairs. As a special case we obtain a correspondence between certain representations of real forms of E ₇ and F ₄.     

Unitary units in group algebras

LetK[G] denote the group algebra of the finite groupG over the non-absolute fieldK of characteristic ≠ 2, and let *:K[G] →K[G] be theK-involution determined byg*=g ⁻¹ for allg ∈G. In this paper, we study the group A = A(K[G]) of unitary units ofK[G] and we classify those groupsG for which A contains no nonabelian free group. IfK is algebraically closed, then this problem can be effectively studied via the representation theory ofK[G]. However, for general fields, it is preferable to take an approach which avoids having to consider the division rings involved. Thus, we use a result of Tits to construct fairly concrete free generators in numerous crucial special cases. The first author’s research was supported in part by Capes and Fapesp - Brazil. The second author’s research was supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-9224662.     

A geometric Jacquet-Langlands correspondence for <Emphasis Type="Italic">U</Emphasis>(2) Shimura varieties

Let G be a unitary group over ℚ, associated to a CM-field F with totally real part F ⁺, with signature (1, 1) at all the archimedean places of F ⁺. Under certain hypotheses on F ⁺, we show that Jacquet-Langlands correspondences between certain automorphic representations of G and representations of a group G′ isomorphic to G except at infinity can be realized in the cohomology of Shimura varieties attached to G and G′.     

Twisted Whittaker model and factorizable sheaves

Let G be a reductive group. The geometric Satake equivalence realized the category of representations of the Langlands dual group Ğ in terms of spherical perverse sheaves (or D-modules) on the affine Grassmannian Gr_G = G((t))/G[[t]] of the original group G. In the present paper we perform a first step in realizing the category of representations of the quantum group corresponding to Ğ in terms of the geometry of Gr_G. The idea of the construction belongs to Jacob Lurie.     

A complex semigroup approach to group algebras of infinite dimensional Lie groups

A host algebra of a topological group G is a C ^*-algebra whose representations are in one-to-one correspondence with certain continuous unitary representations of G. In this paper we present an approach to host algebras for infinite dimensional Lie groups which is based on complex involutive semigroups. Any locally bounded absolute value α on such a semigroup S leads in a natural way to a C ^*-algebra C ^*(S,α), and we describe a setting which permits us to conclude that this C ^*-algebra is a host algebra for a Lie group G. We further explain how to attach to any such host algebra an invariant weak-*-closed convex set in the dual of the Lie algebra of G enjoying certain nice convex geometric properties. If G is the additive group of a locally convex space, we describe all host algebras arising this way. The general non-commutative case is left for the future. To K.H. Hofmann on the occasion of his 75th birthday