Representations of finite groups: Irreducible and reducible

In summary, a representation of a finite group is a way of describing group elements through linear transformations on a finite-dimensional vector space. An irreducible representation cannot be broken down into smaller representations, while a reducible representation can. The character of a representation can be used to determine if it is irreducible or reducible. Representations of finite groups have various applications in mathematics, physics, and other fields.
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Matrix representation of a finite group G is irreducible representation if
[tex]\sum^n_{i=1}|\chi_i|^2=|G|[/tex].
Representation is reducible if
[tex]\sum^n_{i=1}|\chi_i|^2>|G|[/tex].
What if
[tex]\sum^n_{i=1}|\chi_i|^2<|G|[/tex].
Are then multiplication of matrices form a group? If yes what we can say from ##\sum^n_{i=1}|\chi_i|^2<|G|##. ##\chi_i## are characters (traces of matrices).
 
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You cannot have that situation.
 

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