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1 Coset closure of a circulant S-ring and schurity problem Ilya Ponomarenko St.Petersburg Department of V.A.Steklov Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Modern Trends in Algebraic Graph Theory an International Conference Villanova, June 2-5, 2014

2 The Schur theorem Let Γ be a permutation group with a regular subgroup G: Γ Sym(G).

3 The Schur theorem Let Γ be a permutation group with a regular subgroup G: Γ Sym(G). Let e be the identity of G, Γ e the stabilizer of e in Γ,

4 The Schur theorem Let Γ be a permutation group with a regular subgroup G: Γ Sym(G). Let e be the identity of G, Γ e the stabilizer of e in Γ, and A = A(Γ, G) = Span Z {X : X Orb(Γ e, G)} where X = x X x.

5 The Schur theorem Let Γ be a permutation group with a regular subgroup G: Γ Sym(G). Let e be the identity of G, Γ e the stabilizer of e in Γ, and A = A(Γ, G) = Span Z {X : X Orb(Γ e, G)} where X = x X x. Theorem (Schur, 1933) The module A is a subring of the group ring ZG.

6 The Schur theorem Let Γ be a permutation group with a regular subgroup G: Γ Sym(G). Let e be the identity of G, Γ e the stabilizer of e in Γ, and A = A(Γ, G) = Span Z {X : X Orb(Γ e, G)} where X = x X x. Theorem (Schur, 1933) The module A is a subring of the group ring ZG. When Γ e Aut(G), the ring A is called cyclotomic.

7 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that

8 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S,

9 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S, 2 X S X 1 S,

10 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S, 2 X S X 1 S, 3 A = Span Z {X : X S}.

11 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S, 2 X S X 1 S, 3 A = Span Z {X : X S}. An S-ring A is called schurian, if A = A(Γ, G) for some Γ.

12 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S, 2 X S X 1 S, 3 A = Span Z {X : X S}. An S-ring A is called schurian, if A = A(Γ, G) for some Γ. Wielandt (1966): Schur had conjectured for a long time that every S-ring is determined by a suitable permutation group.

13 Schur rings: definition A ring A ZG is an S-ring over the group G, if there exists a partition S = S(A) of it, such that 1 {e} S, 2 X S X 1 S, 3 A = Span Z {X : X S}. An S-ring A is called schurian, if A = A(Γ, G) for some Γ. Wielandt (1966): Schur had conjectured for a long time that every S-ring is determined by a suitable permutation group. Problem: find a criterion for an S-ring to be schurian.

14 Circulant S-rings The schurity problem has sense even for circulant S-rings, i.e. when the underlying group G is cyclic:

15 Circulant S-rings The schurity problem has sense even for circulant S-rings, i.e. when the underlying group G is cyclic: Theorem (Evdokimov-Kovács-P, 2013) Every S-ring over C n is schurian if and only if n is of the form: p k, pq k, 2pq k, pqr, 2pqr where p, q, r are distinct primes, and k 0 is an integer.

16 Circulant S-rings The schurity problem has sense even for circulant S-rings, i.e. when the underlying group G is cyclic: Theorem (Evdokimov-Kovács-P, 2013) Every S-ring over C n is schurian if and only if n is of the form: p k, pq k, 2pq k, pqr, 2pqr where p, q, r are distinct primes, and k 0 is an integer. An assumption: The S-ring A has no sections S of composite order such that dim(a S ) = 2.

17 Circulant coset S-rings An S-ring A is called coset, if each X S is of the form X = xh for some group H G such that H A.

18 Circulant coset S-rings An S-ring A is called coset, if each X S is of the form X = xh for some group H G such that H A. The set of circulant coset S-rings is closed under restrictions, intersections, tensor and wreath products, and consists of schurian rings.

19 Circulant coset S-rings An S-ring A is called coset, if each X S is of the form X = xh for some group H G such that H A. The set of circulant coset S-rings is closed under restrictions, intersections, tensor and wreath products, and consists of schurian rings. The coset closure A 0 of a circulant S-ring A is the intersection of all coset S-rings over G that contain A.

20 Formula for the Schurian closure The schurian closure Sch(A) of an S-ring A is the intersection of all schurian S-rings over G that contain A.

21 Formula for the Schurian closure The schurian closure Sch(A) of an S-ring A is the intersection of all schurian S-rings over G that contain A. Theorem Let A be a circulant S-ring and Φ 0 is the group of all algebraic isomorphisms of A 0 that are identical on A. Then Sch(A) = (A 0 ) Φ 0. In particular, A is schurian if and only if A = (A 0 ) Φ 0.

22 Formula for the Schurian closure The schurian closure Sch(A) of an S-ring A is the intersection of all schurian S-rings over G that contain A. Theorem Let A be a circulant S-ring and Φ 0 is the group of all algebraic isomorphisms of A 0 that are identical on A. Then Sch(A) = (A 0 ) Φ 0. In particular, A is schurian if and only if A = (A 0 ) Φ 0.

23 Multipliers Notation - Aut cay (A) = Aut(A) Aut(G),

24 Multipliers Notation - Aut cay (A) = Aut(A) Aut(G), - S 0 is the set of all A 0 -sections S for which (A 0 ) S = ZS.

25 Multipliers Notation - Aut cay (A) = Aut(A) Aut(G), - S 0 is the set of all A 0 -sections S for which (A 0 ) S = ZS. The group Mult(A) S S 0 Aut cay (A S ) consists of all Σ = {σ S } S S0, for which any two automorphisms σ S and σ T are equal on common subsections of S and T.

26 Multipliers Notation - Aut cay (A) = Aut(A) Aut(G), - S 0 is the set of all A 0 -sections S for which (A 0 ) S = ZS. The group Mult(A) S S 0 Aut cay (A S ) consists of all Σ = {σ S } S S0, for which any two automorphisms σ S and σ T are equal on common subsections of S and T.

27 Criterion Theorem A circulant S-ring A is schurian if and only if the following two conditions are satisfied for all S S 0 : (1) the S-ring A S is cyclotomic, (2) the homomorphism Mult(A) Aut cay (A S ) is surjective.

28 Criterion Theorem A circulant S-ring A is schurian if and only if the following two conditions are satisfied for all S S 0 : (1) the S-ring A S is cyclotomic, (2) the homomorphism Mult(A) Aut cay (A S ) is surjective.

29 Reduction to linear modular system: construction Let S 0 S 0 and b Z be such that - b is coprime to n S0 = S 0, - the mapping s s b, s S 0, belongs to Aut cay (A S0 ).

30 Reduction to linear modular system: construction Let S 0 S 0 and b Z be such that - b is coprime to n S0 = S 0, - the mapping s s b, s S 0, belongs to Aut cay (A S0 ). Form a system of linear equations in variables x S Z, S S 0 : { x S x T (mod n T ), where S S 0 and T S. x S0 b (mod n S0 )

31 Reduction to linear modular system: construction Let S 0 S 0 and b Z be such that - b is coprime to n S0 = S 0, - the mapping s s b, s S 0, belongs to Aut cay (A S0 ). Form a system of linear equations in variables x S Z, S S 0 : { x S x T (mod n T ), where S S 0 and T S. x S0 b (mod n S0 ) We are interested only in the solutions of this system that satisfy the additional condition (x S, n S ) = 1 for all S S 0.

32 Reduction to linear modular system: result Let A be a circulant S-ring such that for any section S S 0, the S-ring A S is cyclotomic.

33 Reduction to linear modular system: result Let A be a circulant S-ring such that for any section S S 0, the S-ring A S is cyclotomic. Theorem A is schurian if and only if the above system has a solution for all possible S 0 and b.

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