Zassenhaus conjecture

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The Zassenhaus conjecture is a prominent open problem in group theory concerning the structure of units in integral group rings and their relation to the underlying finite group.

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instanceOf mathematical conjecture
open problem in group theory
alsoKnownAs Zassenhaus conjecture on torsion units NERFINISHED
Zassenhaus unit conjecture NERFINISHED
appliesTo integral group ring ZG of a finite group G
assumes G is a finite group
u is a torsion unit in the normalized unit group of ZG
claims every torsion unit in the normalized unit group of ZG is rationally conjugate to an element of G
concerns relation between torsion units and elements of the underlying finite group
structure of units in integral group rings
difficulty considered difficult and technically demanding
field group theory
representation theory
ring theory
hasVariant first Zassenhaus conjecture NERFINISHED
second Zassenhaus conjecture NERFINISHED
third Zassenhaus conjecture NERFINISHED
holdsFor finite abelian groups
finite cyclic groups
finite nilpotent groups
many classes of solvable groups
implies strong restrictions on partial augmentations of torsion units
influenced development of methods for studying torsion units in group rings
involvesConcept Wedderburn decomposition of group algebras
augmentation map
partial augmentation
rational conjugacy
isAbout normalized unit group V(ZG)
torsion subgroup of V(ZG)
mainSubject finite group
integral group ring
normalized unit
torsion unit
motivatedBy understanding the correspondence between group elements and units in ZG
namedAfter Hans Zassenhaus NERFINISHED
proposedBy Hans Zassenhaus NERFINISHED
relatedTo Luthar–Passi method NERFINISHED
Sehgal’s problem on torsion units NERFINISHED
group ring units
integral representation theory of finite groups
isomorphism problem for integral group rings
status not proved in full generality
open
studiedIn research on integral group rings
research on units of group rings

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Hans Zassenhaus notableWork Zassenhaus conjecture