Two multiplicity-free permutation representations of the general linear group \(GL(n,q^ 2)\). (English) Zbl 0546.20035
Let q be a power of a prime p and let G denote the general linear group \(GL(n,q^ 2)\) of degree n over \(GF(q^ 2)\). Let U denote the unitary group \(U(n,q^ 2)\) of degree n over \(GF(q^ 2)\) and M the general linear group GL(n,q) over GF(q). We show that there are one-to-one correspondences between the U,U-double cosets in G and the conjugacy classes in M and between the M,M-double cosets in G and the conjugacy classes in U. We are then able to show that the Hecke algebras associated with the permutation characters \(1_ U^{ G}\) and \(1_ M^{ G}\) are commutative, which implies that these characters are multiplicity-free. Let F be the automorphism of \(GF(q^ 2)\) given by \(F(x)=x^ q\) and let F also denote the corresponding Frobenius map of G. We show that the irreducible constituents of \(1_ U^{ G}\) are precisely the irreducible characters fixed by F. Similarly, the irreducible constituents of \(1_ M^{ G}\) are precisely the irreducible characters of G fixed by the twisted Frobenius map \(F^*\). The main tool in our proof is a well-known theorem of Lang on algebraic groups.
Reviewer: B.Srinivasan
MSC:
20G05 | Representation theory for linear algebraic groups |
20G40 | Linear algebraic groups over finite fields |
Keywords:
general linear group; unitary group; double cosets; conjugacy classes; Hecke algebras; permutation characters; irreducible constituents; irreducible characters; twisted Frobenius mapReferences:
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