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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 KK is a field, and GG is a group, if UU and VV are two representations of GG, if KK is of characteristic zero, or charK>dimU,dimV\mathrm{char} K > \dim U, \dim V, then if for any gGg \in G, the trace of gg on UU is the same as the trace of gg on VV, then UU and VV 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 n!n! is invertible in KK, where nn runs through the dimensions.


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