On the cohomology of the finite Chevalley groups
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On the cohomology of the finite Chevalley groups
zbMATH Open document ID: 0959.20017
author: Corneliu G. Hoffman
published in: Journal of Algebra
publication date: 2001-02-04T00:00:00Z
review text: Let \(G\) be a finite group and \(V\) a faithful irreducible \(G\)-module in characteristic \(p>0\). There is no loss of generality in assuming that \(V\) is absolutely irreducible. One of the basic problems in representation theory is to understand \(H^1(G,V)\). In particular, what is the dimension of \(H^1(G,V)\)? It has been shown that this question can be reduced to the case that \(G\) is a nonabelian simple group [see \textit{M. Aschbacher} and \textit{L. Scott}, J. Algebra 92, 44-80 (1985; Zbl 0549.20011) or \textit{M. Aschbacher} and \textit{R. Guralnick}, J. Algebra 90, 446-460 (1984; Zbl 0554.20017)]. The reviewer conjectured in 1984 that there was an absolute bound on \(\dim H^1(G,V)\). Aschbacher and the reviewer proved that \(\dim H^1(G,V)<\dim V\) [loc. cit.]. The reviewer improved this to \(\dim H^1(G,V)\leq(2/3)\dim V\) and the author and the reviewer improved the result to \(\dim H^1(G,V)\leq(1/2)\dim V\) [in Groups and geometries, Siena 1996, Trends in Mathematics 81-89 (1998; Zbl 0894.20039)]. The reviewed article was a key step in proving that result -- better bounds are obtained for Chevalley groups (much better in the case of cross characteristic modules). The main technique in the proof is to produce two subgroups \(S\) and \(T\) of \(G\) such that \(G=\langle S,T\rangle\), \(\dim H^1(S,V)\) and \(\dim H^1(T,V)\) are controlled and \(S\cap T\) is big and well understood in terms of the action on \(V\). This is particularly useful in the case of cross characteristic representations. This technique was used by \textit{J. L. Alperin} and \textit{D. Gorenstein} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 32, 87-88 (1972; Zbl 0249.18026)] to give a criterion for the vanishing of \(H^1\) under suitable hypotheses. Different ideas are needed for modules in the natural representation and the bounds obtained are not as good. The factor of \(1/2\) is best possible in characteristics \(2\) and \(3\) (but only when \(\dim V=2\) in characteristic \(2\) and \(\dim V=4\) in charac…
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20C33
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20J06
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20C05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20G10
zbMATH DE Number: 1448605
zbMATH Keywords: cohomology
zbMATH Keywords: Chevalley groups
zbMATH Keywords: finite groups of Lie type
zbMATH Keywords: irreducible modules
zbMATH Keywords: cross characteristic modules
reviewed by: Robert Guralnick
MaRDI profile type: Publication
OpenAlex ID: W2057959072
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