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Characteristic polynomials and some combinatorics for finite Coxeter groups

Representation Theory 2025-04-29 v1

Abstract

Let WW be a finite Coxeter group with Coxeter generating set S={s1,,sn}S=\{s_1,\ldots,s_n\}, and ρ\rho be a complex finite dimensional representation of WW. The characteristic polynomial of ρ\rho is defined as \begin{equation*} d(S,\rho)=\det[x_0I+x_1\rho(s_1)+\cdots+x_n\rho(s_n)], \end{equation*} where II is the identity operator. In this paper, we show the existence of a combinatorics structure within WW, and thereby prove that for any two complex finite dimensional representations ρ1\rho_1 and ρ2\rho_2 of WW, d(S,ρ1)=d(S,ρ2)d(S,\rho_1)=d(S,\rho_2) if and only if ρ1ρ2\rho_1 \cong \rho_2.

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@article{arxiv.2504.19468,
  title  = {Characteristic polynomials and some combinatorics for finite Coxeter groups},
  author = {Shoumin Liu and Yuxiang Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.19468},
  year   = {2025}
}

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