2.II.19G
Part II, 2005
Let be a finite group and the set of its irreducible characters. Also choose representatives for the conjugacy classes, and denote by their centralisers.
(i) State the orthogonality and completeness relations for the .
(ii) Using Part (i), or otherwise, show that
(iii) Let be the matrix with . Prove that
(iv) Show that is either real or purely imaginary, explaining when each situation occurs.
[Hint for (iv): Consider the effect of complex conjugation on the rows of the matrix A.]