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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 iii Paper 4 2 a Solution by
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Let be module vertices of , and choose a module such that . Relative -projectivity then givesApply Mackey decomposition to the inner restriction and use induction transitivity. The resulting module is a direct sum of modules induced to from subgroups , for representatives . By Krull–Schmidt theorem, the indecomposable module is a summand of one of these induced representations. It is therefore relatively projective for one intersection contained in . Minimality of forces , so .
Interchanging gives for some . The two inclusions force equal orders, and henceThus all vertices of an indecomposable module are conjugate in .
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