Complex Group Algebras of the Double Covers of the Symmetric and Alternating Groups
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چکیده
We prove that the double covers of the alternating and symmetric groups are determined by their complex group algebras. To be more precise, let n ≥ 5 be an integer, G a finite group, and let Ân and Ŝ ± n denote the double covers of An and Sn, respectively. We prove that CG ∼= CÂn if and only if G ∼= Ân, and CG ∼= CŜ + n ∼= CŜ − n if and only if G ∼= Ŝ + n or Ŝ − n . This in particular completes the proof of a conjecture proposed by the second and fourth authors that every finite quasi-simple group is determined uniquely up to isomorphism by the structure of its complex group algebra. The known results on prime power degrees and relatively small degrees of irreducible (linear and projective) representations of the symmetric and alternating groups together with the classification of finite simple groups play an essential role in the proofs.
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