Characters of Finite Group Map to Roots of Unity

Theorem

Let G be a finite abelian group. Then for any group character f:GC and any gG, f(g) is a |G|th root of unity.

Proof

From this theorem, we know that g|G|=id, and then from the properties of group homomorphisms we have that

1=f(id)=f(g|G|)=f(g)|G|

and hence f(g) is a |G|th root of unity.