The half-Frobenius of every Suzuki--Ree index #
Each of the four half-Frobenius families carries an exceptional isogeny τ of its ambient group:
the special isogeny of the rank-two symplectic carrier for the Suzuki groups, of the short-root
G₂ carrier over 𝔽₃ for the Ree groups of type G₂, and of the short-root F₄ carrier over
𝔽₂ for the Ree groups of type F₄ and the Tits group. This file selects that isogeny for an
arbitrary TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex, as an endomorphism of the uniform ambient group
TauCeti.ValidLieTypeIndex.AmbientGroup, and states its defining equations once for all four
families:
τ (x_i(t)) = x_{σ i}(t ^ e_i), τ ∘ τ = Frob_p, steinberg = τ ^ (2m + 1),
where σ is TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.lengthPerm, e_i is TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.exponent
(1 on a long simple root and p on a short one), Frob_p is the prime-field Frobenius
TauCeti.ValidLieTypeIndex.primeFrobenius, and 2m + 1 is the field exponent the index records.
The first equation is what identifies the selected isogeny: the opposite assignment of exponents
would also square to Frob_p. The last says that the uniform Steinberg endomorphism
TauCeti.ValidLieTypeIndex.steinberg of a half-Frobenius family is the odd power of this map,
and not τ ∘ Frob_q.
As with the ambient group, nothing here identifies τ with the special isogeny of a pinned
simply connected group scheme; that comparison transfers along an identification of the carriers.
Main definitions #
TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius: the exceptional isogeny of the ambient group of a Suzuki--Ree index, with branch equationsTauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_suzuki,TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_reeG2,TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_reeF4andTauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_tits.
Main results #
TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_simpleRootSubgroup: the action on the Bourbaki-numbered simple root subgroups, through the length permutation and exponents of the index.TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_halfFrobeniusandTauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.halfFrobenius_sq: the square of the half-Frobenius is the prime-field Frobenius.TauCeti.SuzukiReeIndex.steinberg_eq_halfFrobenius_pow: the Steinberg endomorphism is the(2m + 1)-st power of the half-Frobenius.
References #
- R. W. Carter, Simple Groups of Lie Type, §§12.3 and 13.4.
- R. Steinberg, Endomorphisms of linear algebraic groups, Memoirs AMS 80 (1968), §11.
The half-Frobenius of a Suzuki--Ree index: the exceptional isogeny of the carrier of its
family, as an endomorphism of the uniform ambient group. On each of the four families it is the
family's special isogeny, by halfFrobenius_suzuki and its siblings; its action on the simple
root subgroups is halfFrobenius_simpleRootSubgroup, and its square is the prime-field Frobenius
by halfFrobenius_halfFrobenius.
Instances For
The branch equations #
On ²B₂(2^(2m+1)) the half-Frobenius is that of the Suzuki family, the special isogeny of
the rank-two symplectic carrier.
On ²G₂(3^(2m+1)) the half-Frobenius is that of the Ree G₂ family.
On ²F₄(2^(2m+1)) the half-Frobenius is that of the Ree F₄ family.
On the Tits index the half-Frobenius is the Tits Steinberg endomorphism, which is the special
isogeny of the short-root F₄ carrier over 𝔽₂ by TauCeti.TitsLieIndex.steinberg_def: the Tits
index records field exponent one, so its Steinberg endomorphism is the half-Frobenius itself.
The defining equations #
The half-Frobenius has the pinned action on every simple root subgroup. It sends
x_i(u) to x_{σ i}(u ^ e_i), for σ the length permutation of the index and e_i its
exponent, 1 on a long simple root and the defining characteristic on a short one.
The square of the half-Frobenius is the prime-field Frobenius, τ (τ g) = Frob_p g for
p the defining characteristic of the index.
The square relation τ ^ 2 = Frob_p as an equation in the endomorphism monoid.
The Steinberg endomorphism of a Suzuki--Ree index is the odd power τ ^ (2m + 1) of its
half-Frobenius, for 2m + 1 the field exponent the index records.