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Mackey's double-coset formula for restricting an induced character

Statement

Let G be a finite group, let H,KG, let χ be the character of a finite-dimensional complex representation W of H, and let SG be a set of representatives for K\G/H. Then

ResKGIndHGχ=sSIndKsHs1K(ResKsHs1sHs1sχ).

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A finite group G, subgroups H,KG, a finite-dimensional complex representation W of H with character χ, and representatives S for K\G/H.

[F1]

The induced character is the character of the induced representation (The induced character IndHGχ of a complex character).

[F2]

The sets KsH are the (K,H)-double cosets of G (Double cosets K\G/H of two subgroups).

[F3]

The conjugate representation sW of sHs1 has character sχ(shs1)=χ(h) in the sense of Conjugate representations and conjugate characters on conjugate subgroups.

Proof

technique · direct
1.1

Let I=IndHGW. For each sS, let Is be the subspace of functions in I whose support is contained in the double coset KsH. Because the double cosets KsH partition G, every induced function splits uniquely as the sum of its restrictions to those supports, so ResKGI=sSIs as K-modules.

F1F2given
2.1

For sS, define Θs:IsIndKsHs1K(ResKsHs1sHs1sW) by Θs(f)(k):=f(ks). If uKsHs1 and u=shs1, then Θs(f)(ku)=f(ksh)=h1f(ks)=u1Θs(f)(k), where the last action is that of sW from [F3]. So Θs(f) is well defined in the target induced module.

F1F3step 1.1construct
3.1

For φIndKsHs1K(ResKsHs1sHs1sW), define fφ:GW by fφ(ksh):=h1φ(k) on KsH and fφ(g):=0 off KsH. If ksh=ksh, then k1k=shh1s1KsHs1, and the covariance condition in the target induced module gives h1φ(k)=h1φ(k). Thus fφ is well defined, lies in Is, and inverts Θs.

F2F3step 2.1construct
4.1

Steps 2.1 and 3.1 show that Θs is a K-equivariant isomorphism IsIndKsHs1K(ResKsHs1sHs1sW) for each sS. Combining these isomorphisms with step 1.1 gives a K-module decomposition of ResKGI as the direct sum of the stated induced modules.

step 1.1step 2.1step 3.1discharge-construct
5.1

Taking characters of the K-module decomposition in step 4.1 and using [F1] yields the stated Mackey double-coset formula.

F1step 4.1algebra

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