Zulip Chat Archive
Stream: Is there code for X?
Topic: Characteristic of a field is > n
Stepan Nesterov (Jan 25 2026 at 18:43):
I would like to formally state the following theorem:
If is a field, and is a group, if and are two representations of , if is of characteristic zero, or , then if for any , the trace of on is the same as the trace of on , then and are equivalent.
What is a good way to spell an assumption on the characteristic? What I really want is that the restriction of ‘natCast’ to ‘Fin n’ is injective. I could either say this directly or opt for an assumption of the form ‘CharZero K \or n < ringChar K’. Both of these options feel a bit clunky to me. Is there a better way?
Kevin Buzzard (Jan 25 2026 at 21:34):
You could just use the assertion that you'll use in the proof, namely that is invertible in , where runs through the dimensions.
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