Block of a group algebra (source code)

= Block of a group algebra

= Blocks of a group algebra
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= Modular block
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A block of a <finite group> algebra is an indecomposable <two-sided ideal> $RG e$ determined by a primitive central idempotent $e$. An $RG$-module $M$ lies in this block when $eM=M$.