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A name for the Weyl group of $\frak{so_{2n}}$

For the $A$-series the Weyl group is the symmetric group $S_n$. For the $B$ and $C$ series the Weyl group is the hyperoctahedral group $\mathbb Z_2 \wr S_n$. A) Does the $D$-series Weyl group $S_n \...
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Characterizing the big Bruhat cell of the universal Chevalley groups over $\mathbb C$

Is there a simple characterization of the big Bruhat cell of the universal (simply-connected) Chevalley groups over $\mathbb C$? For example, it is known that the Borel subgroup of $\mathrm{SL}_n(\...
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Weyl groups of $E_6$ and $E_7$

The Weyl group $W_6$ of the Lie algebra $E_6$ is of order 51840, the automorphism group of the unique simple group of order 25920, while the Weyl group $W_7$ of the Lie algebra $E_7$ is of order ...
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