The integer group determinants for ${\mathbb{Z}}_p^n$

Abstract

We give new conditions on allowable powers of a prime $p$ dividing an integer group determinant for the group ${\mathbb{Z}}_p^n$, and show these conditions are sharp for $n\le 5$. The values coprime to $p$ for these groups are already known; determining which multiples of allowable powers of $p$ occur is much more complicated. We show that all multiples of sufficiently large powers of $p$ occur as integer group determinants of ${\mathbb{Z}}_p^n$. We also provide a complete characterization for the group ${\mathbb{Z}}_3^3$, where particular arithmetic conditions are required for multiples of certain powers of $3$.

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