67.10 IsSemiLinear

IsSemiLinear( G )

IsSemiLinear takes as input a matrix group G over a finite field and seeks to decide whether or not G acts semilinearly.

The function returns a list containing two values: a boolean and a G-module record, module, for G. If the boolean is true, then G is semilinear and information about the decomposition can be obtained using SemiLinearPartFlag (module), LinearPartFlag (module), and Components of a $G$-module record for an explanation of these.

If IsSemiLinear discovers that G acts imprimitively, it cannot decide whether or not G acts semilinearly and returns "unknown".

SmashGModule is called by IsSemiLinear.

The algorithm is described in [6].

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April 1997