The finite-group realization conjecture for block fusion systems

Let FF be an algebraically closed field of characteristic p>0p>0, let GG be a finite group, and let BB be a block of FGFG with defect group DD. The fusion system FD(B)\mathcal{F}_D(B) is the fusion system on DD associated with the block, and DSylp(H)D\in\operatorname{Syl}_p(H) means that DD is a Sylow pp-subgroup of HH. Finite-group realization conjecture. For every block BB of GG with defect group DD, there exists a finite group HH such that DSylp(H)D\in\operatorname{Syl}_p(H) and FD(B)=FD(H)\mathcal{F}_D(B)=\mathcal{F}_D(H). This asks whether every block fusion system can be realized as the fusion system of a finite group having the defect group as a Sylow subgroup.

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Benjamin Sambale, “Fusion systems in representation theory”, arXiv:2302.09016 (2026).

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