Questions tagged [coxeter-groups]
A Coxeter group is a group defined by a presentation by involutions $r_i$ with relators $(r_ir_j)^{m_{ij}}=1$ for certain family $(m_{ij})$ of integers greater than 1.
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A spin extension of a Coxeter group?
Consider a Coxeter group $W$ with simple generators $S$ and Coxeter matrix $\left( m_{s,t}\right) _{\left( s,t\right) \in S\times S}$.
Let $\mathfrak{M}$ be the set of all pairs $\left(s, t\right) ...
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What is the centralizer of a Coxeter element?
Let $(W,S)$ be a Coxeter system (of finite rank) and $c \in W$ a Coxeter element.
If $W$ is finite, then the centralizer $C_W(c)$ is the cyclic group generated by $c$ (e.g. see the book "Reflection ...
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A hard Lefschetz theorem for nilCoxeter algebras
Let $W$ be a finite Coxeter group and $\mathcal{N}(W)$ its nilCoxeter
algebra (over the reals, say), as defined at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil-Coxeter_algebra. $\mathcal{N}(W)$ has
a natural ...
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Writing an element of a free product of $C_2$'s as a product of order-$2$ elements
My question is simple: Suppose that $G$ is isomorphic to the free product of finitely many copies of $C_2$. Is it true that any element $g \in G$ can be written as a product $g = s_1 \dotsm s_m$ such ...
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Reference for class of involutions containing longest element of finite Coxeter group?
Consider a finite (say irreducible) Coxeter group $W$ with a fixed generator set $S$ and rank $n$. This is the same thing as a finite real reflection group, generated by a set of “simple” ...
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Recognizing reflection subgroups of Coxeter groups
Given a Coxeter system $(W,S)$ with reflections $T$, and any subset $A \subseteq T$, it is known that the reflection subgroup $W_A$ generated by $A$ has a canonical choice $S_A$ of generators so that $...
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Ideals in strong Bruhat order
Recall that a (lower) ideal in a poset $(P, \le)$ is a subset $I\subset P$ such that $x\in I \Rightarrow y\in I$ for all $y\le x$. In am interested in ideals in finite Coxeter groups $W$ equipped ...
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Reflection groups in O(n+1,n) arising `in nature'?
For a while a friend and I have been thinking about a family of integral symmetric bilinear forms of signature $(n+1,n)$. Such lattices in our case arise 'in nature' (in a certain problem about vector ...
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Inversions for parity preserving presentations
I've gotten stuck on a slightly random combinatorial question, and I'm doing a bit of a shot in the dark here to see if someone else has thoughts about it. I'm interested in studying a permutation of ...
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Name for an involution associated to a Coxeter element
Let $(W,S)$ be a finite Coxeter system, and $c \in W$ a Coxeter element.
There is an involution $g\in W$ for which the involutive map $w \mapsto gw^{-1}g$ fixes $c$. Is there a standard name for this ...
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Is the order complex of open Bruhat intervals polytopal?
Let $P$ be the Bruhat order of a Coxeter group, and let $s<t$ in
$P$. The set $\Delta(s,t)$ of all chains of the open interval $(s,t)$
(called the order complex of $(s,t)$) is a simplicial complex. ...
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Number of occurrences of certain generators in expressions in Coxeter groups
Let $W$ be a Coxeter group (finite or infinite) with (finite) set $S$ of Coxeter generators, and let $I \subseteq S$ be some subset. If $w\in W$ then I call $m_I(w)$ the minimum total number of ...
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Do p-compact groups have a sufficiently good notion of "flag variety" and "intersection cohomology"?
This is mostly an idle question, since I don't think I'd be able to do anything with a positive answer. But a positive answer would still be interesting, I think.
Background
An outstanding problem ...
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Chevalley-Solomon formula and Weyl character formula
Let $\Phi\subset V$ be a root system of rank $r$ with Weyl group $W$, a choice of positive roots $\Phi_+$ and exponents $d_1, \ldots, d_r$ (i.e. the invariant algebra $(\operatorname{Sym}^\bullet V)^W$...
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Generating cycles inside Tits' graph of words for a positive braid
Let $Br_n$ be the braid group and consider words in its generators (not in the inverses). Two such words define the same "positive" braid if one can be obtained from the other by commuting ...
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Why are fundamental weights denoted by omega?
In my field (and many others, I believe) the absolutely standard notation for the fundamental weights of a root system is lowercase omega: $\omega$. Recently I was taken aback to receive a copyedited ...
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Regarding $F_4$ and $G_2$ Lie algebras, do there exist $F_n$ or $G_n$ families of Lie algebras?
For example, $E_6$ exceptional Lie algebra is part of the $E_n$ series of Lie algebras (Kac-Moody algebras). Are $F_4$ or $G_2$ maybe also parts of some $F_n$ or $G_n$ series of Lie algebras or are ...
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Indices of Coxeter groups in themselves
Every Euclidean Coxeter group ($P_n$, $Q_n$, $R_n$, $S_n$, $T_7$, $T_8$, $T_9$, $U_5$, $V_3$, $W_2$) contains infinitely many scaled copies of itself as subgroups. What are all the possible indices of ...
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Symmetry group and irreducible representation
Let $S$ be a bounded geometric shape in the Euclidean space $E=\mathbb{R^n}$. Assume that the origin of $E$ is a fixed point of every element of the symmetry group $G(S)$ of $S$, and assume that $G(S) ...
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Classifying algebras with two idempotent generators and involution
Say that a finite-dimensional algebra $H$ over a field $K$ is dihedral if $H$ is generated by idempotents $P_1$ and $P_2$ and there is an algebra involution interchanging $P_1$ and $P_2$.
For example,...
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Kazhdan-Lusztig basis elements appearing in product with distinguished involution
My apologies if the below is too malformed to make sense.
Let $(W,S)$ be the affine Weyl group of a reductive group $G$, and let $\{C_w\}$ be the Kazhdan-Lusztig $C$-basis (an answer in terms of the $...
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Progress on the result about montonicity of Kazhdan Lustzig polynomials
I am reading the paper Masato Kobayashi---Combinatorics on Bruhat Graphs and
Kazhdan-Lusztig Polynomials.
Let $P_{x,w}$ be the Kazhdan Lusztig polynomial of $W$.
There is a result about ...
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Applications (and source) of Bourbaki exercise on root systems with two root lengths?
In Chapters 4-6 of Bourbaki's Groupes et algebres de Lie, Exercise 20 for Section
VI.1 concerns irreducible (reduced) root systems with roots of two lengths: in other
words, systems of types $B_\ell, ...
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A basis for the 0-Hecke ring
Let $(W,S)$ be a Coxeter system of type $A_n$, with
$$S=\{s_1,\ldots,s_n\}$$
satisfying the usual relations, and let $R=\mathbb{Z}[x_1,\ldots,x_{n+1}]$ be a polynomial ring. $W$ acts on $R$ by ...
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Group generated by Coxeter groups of $B_8$ and $E_8$
Note: $B_8$, $D_8$, and $E_8$ are referring to the Coxeter groups.
What is the smallest group $G$ with the following properties?
$G$ has a subgroup isomorphic to $E_8$.
$G$ has a subgroup isomorphic ...
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Polynomial invariants of infinite reflection groups
It is a famous theorem of Shepard-Todd that the ring of invariant polynomials of a finite complex reflection group $W$ acting on a complex vector space $V$ is actually itself a polynomial ring. In ...
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The Weyl group of Kac-Moody algebra and Coxeter group
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a Kac-Moody algebra, $W$ be its Weyl group, generate by fundmental reflections {$r_1,...,r_n$}. For $i,j$, we have relation $(r_ir_j)^{m_{ij}}=1$, $1\le i,j\le n$. Let $W^{'}$ be ...
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Words that give rise to an enumeration of elements of the symmetric group
Let $\mathbb{S}_m$ be the symmetric group on $m$ letters. Let $n=m-1$. Let $\mathbf{w}=a_1\cdots a_r$ be a word on the alphabet $\{1,\ldots,n\}$. We say that $\mathbf{w}$ gives rise to an enumeration ...
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Stability of infinite root systems with a long path in their Coxeter diagrams
Given a Cartan matrix associated to a Coxeter diagram, I can modify it by replacing one of the edges in the diagram with a long chain of vertices connected by simply laced edges; for example, this is ...
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Do these Zariski-dense subgroups of complex Chevalley group have non-empty intersection with this Bruhat cell?
Let $G$ be a complex Chevalley group (not necessarily adjoint type) with $\operatorname{\mathbb{C}-rank}\geq2$ and let $H$ be a normal subgroup of $G(\mathbb Z)$ with a finite index (so $H$ is Zariski ...
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What are the normal subgroups of the finite Coxeter Groups of type Bn?
Let $B_n = \langle \rho_0,\rho_1,\ldots,\rho_{n-1} \rangle$ subject to the relations that $(\rho_i\rho_j)^{m_{i,j}} = id$ with $m_{i,i} = 1$, $m_{i,j} = 2$ for $|i-j|\ge 2$, $m_{i,i+1} =3$ for $0 \le ...
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Ref. request: Enumerating elements of Bruhat cells
Given a field $F$ and a natural number $n$, let $B$ be the group of lower triangular, invertible $n \times n$ matrices over $F$. Then
$$GL_n(F) = \biguplus_{\pi \in S_n} B \pi B,$$
where we embed the ...
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Reference request for generalized root systems
Where can I find information on root systems where the inner product
is other than the standard (all positive) signature?
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Have wiring diagrams been generalized to arbitrary digraphs?
A "combinatorial wiring diagram" is a way to define a permutation by a drawing of a particular planar digraph. For example, this wiring diagram corresponds to the permutation $(3412)$:
In Coxeter ...
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Shifts in the decomposition of Bott-Samelson bimodules
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $0$, let $V=k^n$ be a $k$ vector space of dimension $n$, and let $R=k[V]$ be the ring of polynomial functions on $V$. Suppose that $W\subset\...
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Highest (short) roots and commutation relations in (twisted) DAHA
I am trying to understand, explicitly, the commutation relation between $X_\vartheta$ and $Y_\vartheta = T_0T_{s_\vartheta}$ in the (twisted) DAHA for a root system $R$, where $\vartheta$ is the ...
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Topological obstruction to icosahedral symmetry?
Let $G$ be a compact simple lie group of rank $n$. Then the Poincaré series of $G$ is given by $$P(G,q)=\prod_{i=1}^n (1+q^{2d_i-1}),$$
where the integers $d_1\leq d_2\leq \cdots \leq d_n$ are the ...
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Does there exist a finite-volume hyperbolic Coxeter polytope with these properties?
I searched for a finite-volume, hyperbolic Coxeter polytope of dimension $n \geq 4$ with the following properties $a$ and $b$.
$a$) It has exactly one ideal vertex;
$b$) if a bounded facet and an ...
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Is G(4,7) a Coxeter group
Let $G(4, 7)$ be an abstract group with the presentation
$$\langle a,b,c | a^2 = b^2 = c^2 = 1, (ab)^4 = (bc)^4 = (ca)^4 = 1, (acbc)^7 = (baca)^7 = (cbab)^7 = 1 \rangle $$
Richard Schwartz considered ...
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Question on the Tits cone of an irreducible affine Coxeter group
Let $(W,S)$ be an irreducible affine Coxeter group, $M=(m_{ij})$ be its Coxeter matrix, and $\{\alpha_s\}_{s\in S}\in V$ be the system of simple roots in the standard geometric realization, so the $\{\...
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Why inherit the Tits systems structure by a $B$-adapted homomorphism?
Let $(G,B,N,S)$ be a Tits system and $\phi\colon G\longrightarrow \hat{G}$ a $B$-adapted in the sense of the paper Groupes réductifs sur un corps local: I of Bruhat–Tits. They said that $\phi$ is a $B$...
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Algebraic hypersurfaces and Coxeter groups
What is the minimum degree of an algebraic hypersurface (not necessarily smooth) having each Coxeter group as its symmetry group?
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The group of fixed points of an involution of a Weyl group
Let $R$ be a reduced root system in a vector space $V$ over $\mathbb Q$.
Let $W=W(R)$ denote its Weyl group.
Let $S\subset R$ be a basis of $R$ (a system of simple roots).
Let $D=D(R,S)$ denote the ...
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What total orders have people studied on Coxeter Groups?
I'm aware of the ShortLex total order that gives rise to the usual normal form. But are there any others that have naturally arose and people have studied?
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Parabolic invariants of coinvariant algebras for reflection groups
Let $W$ be a finite reflection group and $V$ its reflection representation (over $\mathbb{C}$). Let $S$ be the symmetric algebra on $V^*$, $I_W\subseteq S$ the ideal generated by the non-constant $W$-...
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Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials and the defect of a Bruhat interval
Let $(W,S)$ be a Coxeter system with length function $\ell$ and $T=\bigcup_{w\in W}wSw^{-1}$.
Set
$N(u,v):=\{t\in T: u< tu \le v\}$,
$\overline{\ell}(u,v):=|N(u,v)|$,
$\ell(u,v):=\ell(v)-\...
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The maximal order of an element in a Coxeter group
Let $W$ be a finite Coxeter group. Let
$$
N_W=\operatorname{max}_{g\in W}\operatorname{ord}(g)
$$
where $\operatorname{ord}(g)$ denotes the order of an element $g$. By Fermat's little theorem, we ...
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Directed galleries of the building of type $\widetilde{A}_{n}$
Let $X$ be the affine building of $GL_n(\mathbb{Q}_{p})$. We call oreinetd chamber of $X$ every sequence $\overrightarrow{C}=(s_1,...,s_n)$ of vertices such that $C=\{s_1,...,s_n\}$ is a chamber of $X$...
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Reference request: which elements in a Coxeter group has longest reflection length?
Let $V$ be a vector space over $\mathbb{R}$. An element $s \in GL(V)$ is a reflection if $H_s:=\ker(s-1)$ is a hyperplane and $s^2=1$. The eigenvalues of a reflection $s$ are $1, -1$. Every reflection ...
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Question about Ext group in $\mathcal{O}^\mathfrak{p}$?
Let $W$ be a Weyl group, let $\mu$ be an antidominant weight.
Let $W_I$ be the Weyl group generated by $I$ and $w_I$ be the longest element in $W_I$. Denote ${}^IW$ the set of minimal length coset ...