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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 iii Paper 138 5 a Solution by
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A block idempotent is a primitive central idempotent . The module lies in the corresponding block of a group algebra whenequivalently when every other block idempotent annihilates .
If lies in , then the centrality of makes both its submodule and quotient lie in . Conversely, suppose and . Then maps to zero in , so . But , and applying the idempotent once more givesThus , proving
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