Jonas Hetz
Published 2023-09-18Version 1
In order to tackle the problem of generically determining the character tables of the finite groups of Lie type $\mathbf{G}(q)$ associated to a connected reductive group $\mathbf{G}$ over $\overline{\mathbb F}_p$, Lusztig developed the theory of character sheaves in the 1980s. The subsequent work of Lusztig and Shoji in principle reduces this problem to specifying certain roots of unity. The situation is particularly well understood as far as character values at unipotent elements are concerned. We complete the computation of the values of unipotent characters at unipotent elements for the groups $\mathbf{G}(q)$ where $\mathbf{G}$ is the simple group of type $E_8$, by determining the aforementioned roots of unity.
On the values of unipotent characters of finite Chevalley groups of type $E_6$ in characteristic 3
On character sheaves and characters of reductive groups at unipotent classes
On the character tables of the finite reductive groups $E_6(q)_{\text{ad}}$ and ${^2\!E}_6(q)_{\text{ad}}$
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