Non-distributivity conjecture for hook Specht modules in characteristic 2

Let λ=(nr,1r)n\lambda=(n-r,1^r)\vdash n with 0rnr0\leq r\leq n-r. A hook Specht module S2λS_2^\lambda is called distributive when its submodule lattice is a distributive lattice, equivalently when

U(V+W)=(UV)+(UW)U\cap(V+W)=(U\cap V)+(U\cap W)

for all submodules U,V,WU,V,W of S2λS_2^\lambda.

Non-distributivity conjecture. If r10r\geq 10, then S2λS_2^\lambda is not distributive.

This conjecture asks for a combinatorial understanding of when hook Specht modules in characteristic 22 have distributive submodule lattices. The paper establishes that Specht modules indexed by 2-part partitions are distributive, while the asserted non-distributivity for hooks with r10r\geq 10 remains open.

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Zain Ahmed Kapadia, “On the Submodule Structure of Hook Specht Modules in Characteristic 2”, arXiv:2405.02039 (2024).

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