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An analogue of Maschke's theorem for certain representations of A6 over GF(2)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Alan R. Prince
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Synopsis

Certain representations of the alternating group of degree 6 over the field of 2 elements are shown to be completely reducible.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1982

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