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Normalisers of parabolic subgroups of Artin--Tits groups and Tits cone intersections

Group Theory 2025-10-24 v2 Algebraic Topology Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma be a Coxeter diagram and let JΓJ \subseteq \Gamma. Motivated by 3-fold flops, Iyama and Wemyss study the hyperplane arrangement in the Tits cone intersection of JJ, which is a JJ-relative generalisation of the classical Coxeter arrangement. For Γ\Gamma of finite-type, we show that its complexified hyperplane complement is a K(π,1)K(\pi,1) space for the normaliser (quotient) of the standard parabolic subgroup of the Artin--Tits group attached to JJ. For general Γ\Gamma we show that Brink--Howlett's groupoid, which describes normalisers of parabolic subgroups of Coxeter groups, has its universal cover described by the wall-and-chamber structure of the Tits cone intersection. We use this to show that wall crossing sequences satisfy an "atomic Matsumoto relation", generalising a theorem of Ko and answering questions raised by Iyama and Wemyss.

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@article{arxiv.2509.21915,
  title  = {Normalisers of parabolic subgroups of Artin--Tits groups and Tits cone intersections},
  author = {Owen Garnier and Edmund Heng and Anthony Licata and Oded Yacobi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.21915},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

v2: Removed a false remark (none of the results were affected). v1: Comments welcomed!