Conjectural tensor-product formulae relative to M

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Let p>0p>0 be a prime, let k\Bbbk be a field of characteristic pp, and let GG be an elementary abelian pp-group of order q=pnq=p^n. Let WW be an indecomposable kG\Bbbk G-module of dimension 22, define Vi=Si1(W)V_i=S^{i-1}(W)^* for i=1,,qi=1,\ldots,q, and set

M:=r=0pn1Vrp.M:=\bigoplus_{r=0}^{p^{n-1}}V_{rp}.

For i,j<qi,j<q with i+jqi+j\leq q, write i=rp+ii=rp+i' and j=sp+jj=sp+j' with i,j<pi',j'<p, and assume i+jpi'+j'\leq p. Then:

Conjectural tensor-product formulae.

ViVjMl=1min(i,j)Vi+j(2l1).V_i\otimes V_j\cong_M\bigoplus_{l=1}^{\min(i',j')}V_{i+j-(2l-1)}.

Moreover,

Vpr+piVps+pjMViVj.V_{pr+p-i'}\otimes V_{ps+p-j'}\cong_M V_i\otimes V_j.

These are proposed generalisations of the preceding corollaries for tensor products modulo summands projective relative to MM. The authors state that they were unable to prove these formulae; their status is therefore open.

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Primary source

Jonathan Elmer and Kazal Kadr, “Some formulae relating modular representations of elementary abelian p-groups”, arXiv:2510.07939 (2025).

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