monomial group

In mathematics, in the area of algebra studying the character theory of finite groups, an M-group or monomial group is a finite group whose complex irreducible characters are all monomial, that is, induced from characters of degree 1.{{sfnp|Isaacs|1994}}

In this section only finite groups are considered. A monomial group is solvable.By {{harv|Taketa|1930}}, presented in textbook in {{harv|Isaacs|1994|loc=Cor. 5.13}} and {{harv|Bray|Deskins|Johnson|Humphreys|1982|loc=Cor 2.3.4}}. Every supersolvable group{{sfnp|Bray|Deskins|Johnson|Humphreys|1982|loc=Cor 2.3.5}} and every solvable A-group{{sfnp|Bray|Deskins|Johnson|Humphreys|1982|loc=Thm 2.3.10}} is a monomial group. Factor groups of monomial groups are monomial, but subgroups need not be, since every finite solvable group can be embedded in a monomial group.As shown by {{harv|Dade|1988}} and in textbook form in {{harv|Bray|Deskins|Johnson|Humphreys|1982|loc=Ch 2.4}}.

The symmetric group S_4 is an example of a monomial group that is neither supersolvable nor an A-group. The special linear group \operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb F_3) is the smallest finite group that is not monomial: since the abelianization of this group has order three, its irreducible characters of degree two are not monomial.

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