The eigenvalue one conjecture for finite groups

Let GG be a finite group, VV a finite-dimensional real GG-module, and ρ ⁣:GGL(V)\rho \colon G \rightarrow \operatorname{GL}(V) the representation afforded by VV. Let nGL(V)n \in \operatorname{GL}(V) be an element of finite order normalizing ρ(G)\rho(G). The triple (G,V,n)(G,V,n) has the E1E1-property if there is some gGg \in G such that ρ(g)n\rho(g)n has eigenvalue 11; the group GG has the E1E1-property if (G,V)(G,V') has this property for every irreducible, non-trivial real GG-module VV' of odd dimension. The eigenvalue one conjecture. Every finite group has the E1E1-property. The conjecture generalizes the original conjecture of Dekimpe, De Rock, and Penninckx. The examples preceding it include elementary abelian groups, while the extraspecial group 2+1+42_+^{1+4} of order 3232 provides an example that does not have the E1E1-property at the level of a particular module.

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Gerhard Hiss and Rafał Lutowski, “The R_-property of flat manifolds: Toward the eigenvalue one property of finite groups”, arXiv:2412.10206 (2024).

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