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J. Miquel Martínez

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arXiv2026

Cyclotomic character fields and sets of primes

Let $π=\{ 2, q \}$ where $q$ is an odd prime. Let $G$ be a finite group of order divisible by a prime $p \in π$. We show that the principal $p$-block of $G$ contains a nontrivial irreducible character of degree not divisible by $2$ nor $q$ and with field of values contained in the $q$th cyclotomic extension. This statement simultaneously provides a principal block version of results of Navarro--Tiep and Giannelli--Hung--Schaeffer Fry--Vallejo.

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arXiv2026

Sum of the squares of the $p'$-character degrees

We study the sum of the squares of the irreducible character degrees not divisible by some prime $p$, and its relationship with the the corresponding quantity in a $p$-Sylow normalizer. This leads to study a recent conjecture by E. Giannelli, which we prove for $p=2$ and in some other cases.

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arXiv2026

Galois action on the principal block and generation of Sylow 3-subgroups

In this paper, we prove one direction of a conjecture of Navarro-Rizo-Schaeffer Fry-Vallejo positing an algorithm to determine from the character table whether a finite group has $2$-generated Sylow $3$-subgroups. This gives further evidence of the blockwise version of the Galois-McKay conjecture (also known as the Alperin-McKay-Navarro conjecture). A key step involves proving the Isaacs-Navarro Galois conjecture for principal blocks for finite groups with a certain structure.

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arXiv2025

Principal blocks, irreducible restriction, fields and degrees

Several recent problems in the representation theory of finite groups require determining whether certain characters of almost simple groups belong to the principal block. Since the values of these characters are not yet known, we employ alternative group-theoretical techniques to address the "going down" case. This approach enables us to reduce the block version of well-known results by the third and fourth authors to a question about almost simple groups. Moreover, this suggests a Galois analogue of the height-zero-equal-degree conjecture of Malle and Navarro, which we formulate. However, the "going up" case of irreducible extensions of principal block characters remains unresolved.

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arXiv2025

Character degrees and local subgroups revisited

Let $p$ and $q$ be different primes and let $G$ be a finite $q$-solvable group. We prove that $\mathrm{Irr}_{p'}(G)\subseteq \mathrm{Irr}_{q'}(G)$ if and only if $\mathbf{N}_G(P)\subseteq \mathbf{N}_G(Q)$ and $\mathbf{C}_{Q'}(P)=1$ for some $P\in\mathrm{Syl}_p(G)$ and $Q\in\mathrm{Syl}_q(G)$. Further, if $B$ is a $q$-block of $G$ and $p$ does not divide the degree of any character in $\mathrm{Irr}(B)$ then we prove that a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$ is normalized by a defect group of $B$. This removes the $p$-solvability condition of two theorems of G. Navarro and T. R. Wolf.

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arXiv2025

Alperin's bound and normal Sylow subgroups

Let $G$ be a finite group, $p$ a prime number and $P$ a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$. Recently, G. Malle, G. Navarro, and P. H. Tiep conjectured that the number of $p$-Brauer characters of $G$ coincides with that of the normaliser ${\bf N}_G(P)$ if and only if $P$ is normal in $G$. We reduce this conjecture to a question about finite simple groups and prove it for the prime $p = 2$. As a by-product of our work, we prove a reduction theorem for the blockwise version of Alperin's lower bound on $p$-Brauer characters and prove it for $2$-blocks of maximal defect. This improves recent results obtained by Malle, Navarro, and Tiep.

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arXiv2024

The continuity of $p$-rationality of characters and the principal block

We study rationality properties of irreducible characters of finite groups. We show that the continuity of $2$-rationality is a phenomenon that can be detected in the principal $2$-block, thus refining a recent result of N. N. Hung. We also propose a conjectural group theoretical criterion for the continuity gap at level $1$ for all primes

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arXiv2024

On almost $p$-rational characters in principal blocks

Let p be a prime. In this paper we provide a lower bound for the number of almost p-rational characters of degree coprime to p in the principal p-block of a finite group of order divisible by p. We further describe the p-local structure of the groups for which the above-mentioned bound is sharp.

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arXiv2024

The Alperin Weight Conjecture and the Glauberman correspondence via character triples

Recently, G. Navarro introduced a new conjecture that unifies the Alperin Weight Conjecture and the Glauberman correspondence into a single statement. In this paper, we reduce this problem to simple groups and prove it for several classes of groups and blocks. Our reduction can be divided into two steps. First, we show that assuming the so-called Inductive (Blockwise) Alperin Weight Condition for finite simple groups, we obtain an analogous statement for arbitrary finite groups, that is, an automorphism-equivariant version of the Alperin Weight Conjecture inducing isomorphisms of modular character triples. Then, we show that the latter implies Navarro's conjecture for each finite group.

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arXiv2023

The blocks with five irreducible characters

Let $G$ be a finite group, $p$ a prime and $B$ a Brauer $p$-block of $G$ with defect group $D$. We prove that if the number of irreducible ordinary characters in $B$ is $5$ then $D\cong C_5, C_7, D_8$ or $Q_8$, assuming that the Alperin--McKay conjecture holds for $B$.

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arXiv2022

The blocks with four irreducible characters

Suppose that $B$ is a Brauer $p$-block with defect group $D$. If $B$ exactly contains 4 irreducible characters, then we show that $D$ has order 4 or 5, assuming the Alperin--McKay conjecture.

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arXiv2021

Character degrees in blocks and defect groups

A recent question of Gabriel Navarro asks whether it is true that the derived length of a defect group is less than or equal to the number of degrees of irreducible characters in a block. In this article, we bring new evidence towards the validity of this statement.

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