Let Lambda be a finite-dimensional self-injective algebra. We study the dim
ensions of spaces of stable homomorphisms between indecomposable Lambda-mod
ules which belong to Auslander-Reiten components of the form ZA(infinity) o
r ZA(infinity)/[tau(k)]. The results are applied to representations of fini
te groups over fields of prime characteristic, especially blocks of wild re
presentation type.