The gap conjecture for products of faithful characters in finite p-groups

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Let GG be a finite pp-group, where pp is an odd prime number, and let χ,ψIrr(G)\chi, \psi \in \operatorname{Irr}(G) be faithful characters. Let η(χ,ψ)\eta(\chi,\psi) denote the number of distinct irreducible constituents of χψ\chi\psi. Gap conjecture. If

2η(χ,ψ)1>p,2\eta(\chi,\psi)-1>p,

then

η(χ,ψ)p.\eta(\chi,\psi)\geq p.

This conjecture asks whether there are further gaps among the possible values of η(χ,ψ)\eta(\chi,\psi) for products of faithful irreducible characters of finite pp-groups, beyond the established exclusion of 22η(χ,ψ)p2\leq 2\eta(\chi,\psi)\leq p.

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Primary source

Edith Adan-Bante, “Products of characters and finite p-groups”, arXiv:math/0305035 (2003).

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