### Abstract

We provide a formal framework for the theory of representations of finite groups, as modules over the group ring. Along the way, we develop the general theory of groups (relying on the group_add class for the basics), modules, and vector spaces, to the extent required for theory of group representations. We then provide formal proofs of several important introductory theorems in the subject, including Maschke's theorem, Schur's lemma, and Frobenius reciprocity. We also prove that every irreducible representation is isomorphic to a submodule of the group ring, leading to the fact that for a finite group there are only finitely many isomorphism classes of irreducible representations. In all of this, no restriction is made on the characteristic of the ring or field of scalars until the definition of a group representation, and then the only restriction made is that the characteristic must not divide the order of the group.

### License

BSD License

### Topics

- Mathematics/Algebra

### Session Rep_Fin_Groups

- Rep_Fin_Groups

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Rep_Fin_Groups-AFP

    @article{Rep_Fin_Groups-AFP,
      author  = {Jeremy Sylvestre},
      title   = {Representations of Finite Groups},
      journal = {Archive of Formal Proofs},
      month   = {August},
      year    = {2015},
      note    = {\url{https://isa-afp.org/entries/Rep_Fin_Groups.html},
                 Formal proof development},
      ISSN    = {2150-914x},
    }

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