Non-unisingularity conjecture for the conjugate Specht module

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Let n≥5n\geq 5 be odd, and let S(n−2,2)′=S(2,2,1,…,1)\mathcal{S}^{(n-2,2)'}=\mathcal{S}^{(2,2,1,\dots,1)} be the conjugate Specht module for the symmetric group SnS_n. A permutation whose cycle type has a transposition and an (n−2)(n-2)-cycle has order 2n−42n-4.

Non-unisingularity conjecture. The module S(n−2,2)′\mathcal{S}^{(n-2,2)'} does not afford 11 as an eigenvalue on the class of such permutations. Every other element of SnS_n has 11 as an eigenvalue; equivalently, S(n−2,2)′\mathcal{S}^{(n-2,2)'} is not unisingular for SnS_n.

The exceptional class consists of odd permutations when nn is odd, so it does not meet AnA_n. Consequently, the restriction S(n−2,2)′↓An\mathcal{S}^{(n-2,2)'}\downarrow_{A_n} is expected to be unisingular. The conjecture is presented as an evidence-based claim, and no resolution is supplied in the source.

References

Primary source

John Cullinan, “Realizations of Unisingular Representations by Hyperelliptic Jacobians”, arXiv:2110.01116 (2021).

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