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The orders of the exceptional Weyl groups
Who first calculated the orders of the Weyl groups $E_6$, $E_7$, $E_8$, $F_4$, and $G_2$? How were these orders calculated?
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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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Positive roots and the longest element of the Weyl group
Take $\frak{g}$ a complex semisimple Lie algebra and its Weyl group $W$. Is it true that the number of positive roots of $\frak{g}$ is equal to the length of the longest element of $W$?
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The difference between two description of affine Weyl groups
I have a question about the difference between two description of affine Weyl groups.
Let me write two descriptions of affine Weyl groups:
Let $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{g}(A)$ be affine Lie algebras ...