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The main topics are block theory and module theory of group representations, including blocks with cyclic defect groups, symmetric groups, groups of lie type, localglobal conjectures. Are there some fun applications of the theory of representations of finite groups. Michio suzuki, structure of a group and the structure of its lattice of subgroups whitman, philip m. For the representation theory of the symmetric group i have drawn from 4,7,8,1012.
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