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Under the dictionary, subrepresentations are exactly submodules and irreducible representations are exactly simple modules

Statement

Let k be a field, let G be a group, and let V be a finite-dimensional representation of G over k. Under the correspondence of For a commutative ring R, R-linear G-actions are exactly the compatible left R[G]-module structures:

  1. the subrepresentations of V are exactly the k[G]-submodules of V;
  2. V is irreducible if and only if it is simple as a k[G]-module.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A finite-dimensional representation V of G over k.

[L1]

A subrepresentation is a linear subspace stable under every group element, and irreducible means nonzero with no proper nonzero subrepresentation (Subrepresentations, direct sums of representations, and irreducibility).

[L2]

A G-action on a k-vector space is the same thing as a left k[G]-module structure, and G-equivariant maps are exactly k[G]-module homomorphisms (For a commutative ring R, R-linear G-actions are exactly the compatible left R[G]-module structures).

[L3]

A simple module is a nonzero module whose only submodules are 0 and the whole module (Simple module: a nonzero module with no proper nonzero submodule).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1

A linear subspace WV is stable under every gG if and only if it is stable under every basis element [g] of k[G] under the action of [L2]. Because the action of an arbitrary a=grg[g] is the corresponding k-linear combination of the actions of the basis elements, this is equivalent to stability under every element of k[G]. So the subrepresentations of V are exactly the k[G]-submodules.

L1L2given
2.1

By [L1], irreducibility means that V is nonzero and has no proper nonzero subrepresentation. By step 1.1 those are exactly the proper nonzero k[G]-submodules, and [L3] is the same condition in module language. Therefore V is irreducible if and only if it is simple as a k[G]-module.

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