for a finite group $g$‎, ‎we study the total character $tau_g$‎ ‎afforded by the direct sum of all the non-isomorphic irreducible‎ ‎complex representations of $g$‎. ‎we resolve for several classes of‎ ‎groups (the camina $p$-groups‎, ‎the generalized camina $p$-groups‎, ‎the groups which admit $(g,z(g))$ as a generalized camina pair)‎, ‎the problem of existence of a‎ ‎polynomial $f(x) in mathbb...

Abstract. In this paper, we classify all of the finite p-groups with at most three non linear irreducible character kernels.

By a quasi-permutation matrix we mean a square matrix over the complex field C with non-negative integral trace. Thus, every permutation matrix over C is a quasipermutation matrix. For a given finite group G, let p(G) denote the minimal degree of a faithful permutation representation of G (or of a faithful representation of G by permutation matrices), let q(G) denote the minimal degree of a fa...

We state a conjecture which gives a combinatorial parametrization of the irreducible tempered representations with real central character of a graded Hecke algebra with unequal labels, associated to a root sytem of type B or C. This conjecture is based on a combinatorial generalization of the Springer correspondence in the classical (equal label) case. In particular, the described modules turn ...

Let G be a finite group and let Irr(G) the set of all irreducible complex characters G. For character χ∈Irr(G), number cod(χ):=|G:ker(χ)|/χ(1) is called co-degree χ. The co-degrees denoted by cod(G). In this paper, we show that for nontrivial G, |Irr(G)|=|cod(G)| if only isomorphic to Z2 or S3.

In this paper we describe how the degrees of the irreducible characters of the affine subgroups of the classical groups under consideration can be found inductively. In [4] Gow obtained certain character degrees for all of the affine subgroups of the classical groups. We apply the method of Fischer to the above groups and, in addition to the character degrees given in [4], we obtain some ne...

While we were graduate students, Marty Isaacs and I worked together on the character theory of finite groups, studying in particular the character degrees of finite p-groups. Somewhat later, my interests turned to ring theory and infinite group theory. On the other hand, Marty continued with character theory and soon became a leader in the field. Indeed, he has had a superb career as a research...