Refined Kessar–Schaps conjecture for spin blocks

Let BRpη,ρ,dB^{\eta,\rho,d}_{R_p} and BRpη,ρ,dB^{\eta,\rho',d'}_{R_p} be arbitrary spin blocks of symmetric groups, or let (BRpη,ρ,d)0(B^{\eta,\rho,d}_{R_p})_{0} and (BRpη,ρ,d)0(B^{\eta,\rho',d'}_{R_p})_{0} be spin blocks of alternating groups. Refined Kessar–Schaps conjecture. The indicated blocks are splendidly Rickard equivalent if and only if

d=dandρh(ρ)ρh(ρ)(mod2).d=d' \quad\text{and}\quad |\rho|-h(\rho)\equiv |\rho'|-h(\rho')\pmod 2.

This criterion is presented as sufficient to prove the refined Broué conjecture for all spin blocks of the relevant symmetric and alternating groups. The supplied text gives no resolution status for this conjecture.

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Yucong Du and Xin Huang, “On RoCK blocks of double covers of symmetric and alternating groups and the refined Broué conjecture”, arXiv:2510.02147 (2025).

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