Let k be a field of finite characteristic p, and G a finite group acting on the left on a finite dimensional k-vector space V . Then the dual vector space V ∗ is naturally a right kG-module, and the symmetric algebra of the dual, R := Sym(V ∗), is a polynomial ring over k on which G acts naturally by graded algebra automorphisms, and if k is algebraically closed can be regarded as the space k[V...