Equality of Kirillov functions and irreducible characters for unitriangular groups

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Let qq be a prime power, let n12n\leq 12, and let un(q)\mathfrak{u}_n(q)^* be the dual of the Lie algebra of strictly upper-triangular n×nn\times n matrices over the finite field with qq elements. For λun(q)\lambda\in\mathfrak{u}_n(q)^*, write ψλ\psi_\lambda for the associated irreducible character, ψλExp\psi^{\mathrm{Exp}}_\lambda for the character obtained using the exponential construction, and ξλ\xi_\lambda for the Kirillov function.

The conjecture. For every λun(q)\lambda\in\mathfrak{u}_n(q)^*,

ψλ=ψλExp=ξλIrr(UTn(q)).\psi_\lambda=\psi^{\mathrm{Exp}}_\lambda=\xi_\lambda\in\operatorname{Irr}(\mathrm{UT}_n(q)).

This would show that, for n12n\leq 12, every irreducible character of the unitriangular group is obtained directly from a functional by the Kirillov construction. The statement is known for q=2q=2 from computer calculations, but the source presents it as conjectural for general prime powers and suggests that a verification analogous to Evseev's computational work may be possible.

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Eric Marberg, “Iterative character constructions for algebra groups”, arXiv:1012.2191 (2012).

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