On Quasi Steinberg Characters of Complex Reflection Groups

Abstract

Let G be a finite group and p be a prime number dividing the order of G. An irreducible character χ of G is called a quasi p-Steinberg character if χ(g) is nonzero for every p-regular element g in G. In this paper, we classify the quasi p-Steinberg characters of complex reflection groups G(r,q,n) and exceptional complex reflection groups. In particular, we obtain this classification for Weyl groups of type B_n and type D_n.