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Main Author: Larsen, Michael
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08265
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author Larsen, Michael
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contents Let $S_n$ denote a symmetric group, $χ$ an irreducible character of $S_n$, and $g\in S_n$ an element which decomposes into $k$ disjoint cycles, where $1$-cycles are included. Then $|χ(g)|\le k!$, and this upper bound is sharp for fixed $k$ and varying $n$, $χ$, and $g$. This implies a sharp upper bound of $k!$ for unipotent character values of $SL_n(q)$ at regular semisimple elements with characteristic polynomial $P(t)=P_1(t)\cdots P_k(t)$, where the $P_i$ are irreducible over $F_q[t]$.
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spellingShingle Sharp character bounds for symmetric groups in terms of partition length
Larsen, Michael
Representation Theory
Let $S_n$ denote a symmetric group, $χ$ an irreducible character of $S_n$, and $g\in S_n$ an element which decomposes into $k$ disjoint cycles, where $1$-cycles are included. Then $|χ(g)|\le k!$, and this upper bound is sharp for fixed $k$ and varying $n$, $χ$, and $g$. This implies a sharp upper bound of $k!$ for unipotent character values of $SL_n(q)$ at regular semisimple elements with characteristic polynomial $P(t)=P_1(t)\cdots P_k(t)$, where the $P_i$ are irreducible over $F_q[t]$.
title Sharp character bounds for symmetric groups in terms of partition length
topic Representation Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08265