Questions tagged [weyl-group]
The Weyl group of a root system is a subgroup generated by reflections through the hyperplanes orthogonal to the roots.
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Opposite convex order on the set of positive roots of a semisimple Lie algebra
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a semisimple Lie algebra of rank l and let $\Delta^+$ be its set of positive roots. Denote by $s_1,...,s_l$ the simple generators of its Weyl group and let $w_0$ be the longest ...
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Polynomial from degrees of Weyl group
Let $d_1, \dotsc d_n$ be the degrees (of fundamental invariants) of the Weyl group $W$ of a simple Lie group, (in the reflection representation; see table given on the Wikipedia page for their ...
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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 ...
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Questions about the quotient of extended Weyl group and the isomorphism of extended Weyl group
When I am reading a paper An Algebraic Characterization of the Affine Canonical Basis by Beck, Chari, and Pressley, and I have some questions about some notations.
In the paper, we assume that $\...
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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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Relationships between the positive cone inside a root system and the dominant Weyl chamber
Let $G$ be a reductive group and fix a choice of positive roots inside the associated root system.
My question is about the relationship between the cone spanned by $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}$-linear ...
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Why does the Athansiadis-Linusson bijection encode floors?
The Athanasiadis-Linusson bijection is a correspondence between dominant regions of the $k$-Shi arrangement (in type A) and $k$-parking functions. I'll take $k=1$ here for convenience here.
Let $V$ be ...
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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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Does the Bruhat decomposition induces decomposition on integral points (on an open cell)?
Edit: both questions are resolved in comments. Let $F$ be a local field and $O$ its integral points. Let $G$ be a split reductive group over $O$. The Bruhat decomposition states that there is a ...
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Sum of two positive roots which is not a root: uniqueness of heights of the summands
Consider a (finite reduced irreducible crystallographic) root system $\Phi$ and four positive roots $\alpha,\beta,\gamma,\delta$ such that $\{\alpha,\beta\} \neq \{\gamma,\delta\}$ and $\alpha+\beta=\...
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Subgroups of a Weyl group fixing some vectors and its cohomology: MAGMA
I am trying to calculate the number of subgroups of the Weyl group $W(E_N)$ that fix certain vectors $L_i (i = 1,2,3)$ using Magma.
However, the output of the following code (especially #nicesubs) ...
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Length of the product of two elements of the subregular two-sided cell in the affine Weyl group of type A
The affine Weyl group of type $A_n$ can be described as follows. It is the group of all permutations $\sigma: \mathbb Z \to \mathbb Z$ such that $\sigma(i+n)=\sigma(i)+n$ and $\sum_{i=1}^n (\sigma(i)-...
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Hexagon tiling and affine Weyl group $\widetilde{A}_2$
Let $H$ be a regular hexagonal room centered at the origin. Let $W$ be the group generated by reflections about the six sides of $H$. It's well known that $W$ is the affine Weyl group of type $\...
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longest element in set $W_\gamma wW_\nu vW_\mu$
Let $(W,S)$ be a finite Coxeter group, $W_\gamma,W_\nu,W_\mu$ be three parabolic subgroups. For $w,v\in W$,
let us consider the set $W_\gamma wW_\nu vW_\mu$. Does there exixt a unique longest element (...
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What is known about finite dimensional modules over the nilCoxeter algebra?
Recall that the nilCoxeter algebra $\mathcal{N}_W$ for a Coxeter group $W$ is given by the $\mathbf{k}$-basis $x_w$ for each $w\in W$ and multiplication $x_ux_v=x_{uv}$ if $\ell(uv)=\ell(u)+\ell(v)$ ...
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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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Root systems of Weyl groupoids
I am working with the notion of Weyl Groupoids as introduced in "A generalization of Coxeter groups, root systems, and Matsumoto’s theorem" by Heckenberger and Yamane.
The authors generalize ...
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When is an affine left cell finite?
Consider an affine Weyl group $\hat W$ of a simple Lie type. Let $w \in \hat W$ and let $C^L(w)$ denote the left cell in $\hat W$ containing $w$.
Is there a good criterion to test whether $C^L(w)$ has ...
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A combinatoric identity for characters of reductive groups
Let $G$ be a reductive group over an algebraic closed field (of char 0 if necessary). Let $T\subset G$ be a maximal torus and $S=\mathrm{Sym}^*(X(T))$ be the symmetric algebra of characters of $T$. ...
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What is the effect of tensoring with the sign representation on irreducible modules for a Type D Weyl group?
Given an integer $n \geq 4$, consider the Weyl groups $W(B_n)$ and $W(D_n)$ of types $B_n$ and $D_n$, respectively, and consider their representation theory over the field of complex numbers.
The Weyl ...
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When are these irreducible complex representations for the Type D Weyl group self-dual?
Given an integer $n \geq 4$, consider the Weyl groups $W(B_n)$ and $W(D_n)$ of types $B_n$ and $D_n$, respectively, and consider their representation theory over the field of complex numbers.
The Weyl ...
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