Bounds for $\mathrm{SL}_2$-indecomposables in tensor powers of the natural representation in characteristic $2$

TL;DR

This paper establishes asymptotic bounds for the number of indecomposable factors in tensor powers of the natural representation of SL_2 over a field of characteristic 2, revealing periodic and polynomial decay behaviors.

Contribution

It provides the first precise asymptotic formulas and bounds for indecomposable factors in tensor powers of SL_2 representations in characteristic 2.

Findings

Asymptotic formula involving a periodic function for indecomposable factors

Existence of a lower bound for tilting representations

Identification of polynomial decay rate with exponent δ

Abstract

Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $2$, $G$ be the algebraic group $\mathrm{SL}_2$ over $K$, and $V$ be the natural representation of $G$. Let $b_k^{G,V}$ denote the number of $G$-indecomposable factors of $V^{\otimes k}$, counted with multiplicity, and let $\delta = \frac 32 - \frac{\log 3}{2\log 2}$. Then there exists a smooth multiplicatively periodic function $\omega(x)$ such that $b_{2k}^{G,V} = b_{2k+1}^{G,V}$ is asymptotic to $\omega(k) k^{-\delta}4^k$. We also prove a lower bound of the form $c_W k^{-\delta}(\dim W)^k$ for $b_k^{G,W} $ for any tilting representation $W$ of $G$.