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Coxeter covers of the classical Coxeter groups

Group Theory 2008-03-21 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Let C(T)C(T) be a generalized Coxeter group, which has a natural map onto one of the classical Coxeter groups, either BnB_n or DnD_n. Let CY(T)C_Y(T) be a natural quotient of C(T)C(T), and if C(T)C(T) is simply-laced (which means all the relations between the generators has order 2 or 3), CY(T)C_Y(T) is a generalized Coxeter group, too . Let At,nA_{t,n} be a group which contains tt Abelian groups generated by nn elements. The main result in this paper is that CY(T)C_Y(T) is isomorphic to At,n\semidirectBnA_{t,n} \semidirect B_n or At,n\semidirectDnA_{t,n} \semidirect D_n, depends on whether the signed graph TT contains loops or not, or in other words C(T) is simply-laced or not, and tt is the number of the cycles in TT. This result extends the results of Rowen, Teicher and Vishne to generalized Coxeter groups which have a natural map onto one of the classical Coxeter groups.

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@article{arxiv.0803.3010,
  title  = {Coxeter covers of the classical Coxeter groups},
  author = {M. Amram and R. Shwartz and M. Teicher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.3010},
  year   = {2008}
}

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26 pages, 7 figures

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