We determine the torsion free rank of the group of endotrivial
modules for any finite group of Lie type, in both defining and
nondefining characteristic. Equivalently, we classify the maximal rank
elementary
abelian
-subgroups
in any finite group of Lie type, for any prime
. This
classification may be of independent interest.
Keywords
endotrivial modules, elementary abelian subgroups, finite
groups of Lie type