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Functorial equivalence classes of $2$-blocks of tame representation type

Robert Boltje, Serge Bouc and Deniz Yılmaz

Vol. 8 (2026), No. 4, 705–721
Abstract

For any block of a finite group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 2 which has dihedral, semidihedral, or generalized quaternion defect groups, we determine explicitly the decomposition of the associated diagonal p-permutation functor over an algebraically closed field 𝔽 of characteristic 0 into a direct sum of simple functors. As a consequence we see that two blocks with dihedral, semidihedral, or generalized quaternion defect groups are functorially equivalent over 𝔽 if and only if their fusion systems are isomorphic. It is an open question if two blocks (with arbitrary defect groups) that are functorially equivalent over 𝔽 must have isomorphic fusion systems. The converse is wrong in general.

Keywords
blocks of group algebras, defect groups, fusion systems, diagonal $p$-permutation functors, functorial equivalences
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 19A22, 20C20, 20J15
Milestones
Received: 6 September 2025
Revised: 14 January 2026
Accepted: 28 January 2026
Published: 10 September 2026
Authors
Robert Boltje
Department of Mathematics
University of California at Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
United States
Serge Bouc
LAMFA
Université de Picardie – Jules Verne
CNRS UMR7352
Amiens
France
Deniz Yılmaz
Department of Mathematics
Bilkent University
Ankara
Turkey