Homogeneity conjecture for special strict partitions

A strict partition λ\lambda is special if all its non-zero parts are congruent to either 11 or 22 modulo 33. Equivalently, it can be written as

λ=ν+3α,\lambda=\nu+3\alpha,

where ν\nu is a 33-bar core and α\alpha is a partition with l(α)l(ν)l(\alpha)\leqslant l(\nu). A partition α\alpha is 33-Carter if, for every 1r<s1\leqslant r<s and every 1cαs1\leqslant c\leqslant\alpha_s, the (r,c)(r,c)-hook length and the (s,c)(s,c)-hook length of α\alpha are divisible by the same powers of 33. A partition λ\lambda is homogeneous when its associated spin decomposition number has the homogeneity property considered in the paper.

Homogeneity conjecture for special strict partitions. Suppose p=3p=3 and λ\lambda is a special strict partition, written as λ=ν+3α\lambda=\nu+3\alpha with ν\nu a 33-bar core. Then λ\lambda is homogeneous if and only if α\alpha is a 33-Carter partition.

This conjecture extends the classification of homogeneous strict partitions to the special case excluded from the paper's main theorem. Its status is not resolved in the supplied source context.

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Primary source

Matthew Fayers and Lucia Morotti, “Irreducible spin representations of symmetric and alternating groups which remain irreducible in characteristic 3”, arXiv:2208.05207 (2023).

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