On the fast computation of the weight enumerator polynomial and the tt value of digital nets over finite abelian groups

In this paper we introduce digital nets over finite abelian groups which contain digital nets over finite fields and certain rings as a special case. We prove a MacWilliams type identity for such digital nets. This identity can be used to compute the strict $t$-value of a digital net over finite abelian groups. If the digital net has $N$ points in the $s$ dimensional unit cube $[0,1]^s$, then the $t$-value can be computed in $\mathcal{O}(N s \log N)$ operations and the weight enumerator polynomial can be computed in $\mathcal{O}(N s (\log N)^2)$ operations, where operations mean arithmetic of integers. By precomputing some values the number of operations of computing the weight enumerator polynomial can be reduced further

The Haagerup property for arbitrary von Neumann algebras

We introduce a natural generalization of the Haagerup property of a finite von Neumann algebra to an arbitrary von Neumann algebra (with a separable predual) equipped with a normal, semi-finite, faithful weight and prove that this property does not depend on the choice of the weight. In particular this defines the Haagerup property as an intrinsic invariant of the von Neumann algebra. We also show that such a generalized Haagerup property is preserved under taking crossed products by actions of amenable locally compact groups. Our results are motivated by recent examples from the theory of discrete quantum groups, where the Haagerup property appears a priori only with respect to the Haar state.Comment: To appear in IMR

Finitely annihilated groups

We say a group is finitely annihilated if it is the set-theoretic union of all its proper normal finite index subgroups. We investigate this new property, and observe that it is independent of several other well known group properties. For finitely generated groups, we show that in many cases it is equivalent to having non-cyclic abelianisation, and at the same time construct an explicit infinite family of counterexamples to this. We show for finitely presented groups that this property is neither Markov nor co-Markov. In the context of our work we show that the weight of a non-perfect finite group, or a non-perfect finitely generated solvable group, is the same as the weight of its abelianisation. We generalise a theorem of Brodie-Chamberlain-Kappe on finite coverings of groups, and finish with some generalisations and variations of our new definition.Comment: 13 pages. This is the version submitted for publicatio

The inductive Alperin-McKay and blockwise Alperin weight conditions for blocks with cyclic defect groups

We verify the inductive blockwise Alperin weight (BAW) and the inductive Alperin-McKay (AM) conditions introduced by the second author for blocks of finite quasisimple groups with cyclic defect groups. Furthermore we establish a criterion that describes conditions under which the inductive AM condition for blocks with abelian defect groups implies the inductive BAW condition for those blocks

Highest weight theory for finite-dimensional graded algebras with triangular decomposition

We show that the category of graded modules over a finite-dimensional graded algebra admitting a triangular decomposition can be endowed with the structure of a highest weight category. When the algebra is self-injective, we show furthermore that this highest weight category has tilting modules in the sense of Ringel. This provides a new perspective on the representation theory of such algebras, and leads to several new structures attached to them. There are a wide variety of examples in algebraic Lie theory to which this applies: restricted enveloping algebras, Lusztig's small quantum groups, hyperalgebras, finite quantum groups, and restricted rational Cherednik algebras.Comment: To appear in Adv. Mat