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Jacques Thévenaz

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Endo-trivial modules: a reduction to p'-central extensions

We examine how, in prime characteristic p, the group of endotrivial modules of a finite group G and the group of endotrivial modules of a quotient of G modulo a normal subgroup of order prime to p are related. There is always an inflation map, but examples ...

2017

The algebra of essential relations on a finite set

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

Let X be a finite set and let k be a commutative ring. We consider the k-algebra of the monoid of all relations on X, modulo the ideal generated by the relations factorizing through a set of cardinality strictly smaller than Card(X), called inessential rel ...

Walter de Gruyter2016

The representation theory of finite sets and correspondences

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

We investigate correspondence functors, namely the functors from the category of finite sets and correspondences to the category of k-modules, where k is a commutative ring. They have various specific properties which do not hold for other types of functor ...

2015

The torsion group of endotrivial modules

Jacques Thévenaz

Let G be a finite group and let T(G) be the abelian group of equivalence classes of endotrivial kG-modules, where k is an algebraically closed field of characteristic p. We determine, in terms of the structure of G, the kernel of the restriction map from T ...

Mathematical Science Publ2015

The monoid algebra of all relations on a finite set

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

We classify all the simple modules for the algebra of relations on a finite set, give their dimension, and find the dimension of the Jacobson radical of the algebra. ...

2015

Vanishing evaluations of simple functors

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

The classification of simple biset functors is known, but the evaluation of a simple biset functor at a finite group G may be zero. We investigate various situations where this happens, as well as cases where this does not occur. We also prove a closed for ...

Elsevier2014

Torsion-free endotrivial modules

Jacques Thévenaz, Nadia Mazza

Let G be a finite group and let T(G) be the abelian group of equivalence classes of endotrivial kG-modules, where k is an algebraically closed field of characteristic p. We investigate the torsion-free part TF(G) of the group T(G) and look for generators o ...

Elsevier2014

Endotrivial modules over groups with quaternion or semi-dihedral Sylow 2-subgroup

Jacques Thévenaz, Nadia Mazza

Let G be a finite group with a Sylow 2-subgroup P which is either quaternion or semi-dihedral. Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2. We prove the existence of exotic endotrivial kG-modules, whose restrictions to P are isomorphic to th ...

European Mathematical Soc2013

Simple biset functors and double Burnside ring

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

Let G be a finite group and let k be a field. Our purpose is to investigate the simple modules for the double Burnside ring kB(G,G). It turns out that they are evaluations at G of simple biset functors. For a fixed finite group H, we introduce a suitable b ...

Elsevier2013

Stabilizing bisets

Jacques Thévenaz, Serge Bouc

Let G be a finite group and let R be a commutative ring. We analyse the (G,G)-bisets which stabilize an indecomposable RG-module. We prove that the minimal ones are unique up to equivalence. This result has the same flavor as the uniqueness of vertices and ...

2012