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Extending Snow's algorithm for computations in the finite Weyl groups

Representation Theory 2023-11-21 v1 Data Structures and Algorithms

Abstract

In 1990, D.Snow proposed an effective algorithm for computing the orbits of finite Weyl groups. Snow's algorithm is designed for computation of weights, WW-orbits and elements of the Weyl group. An extension of Snow's algorithm is proposed, which allows to find pairs of mutually inverse elements together with the calculation of WW-orbits in the same runtime cycle. This simplifies the calculation of conjugacy classes in the Weyl group. As an example, the complete list of elements of the Weyl group W(D4)W(D_4) obtained using the extended Snow's algorithm is given. The elements of W(D4)W(D_4) are specified in two ways: as reduced expressions and as matrices of the faithful representation. We present a partition of this group into conjugacy classes with elements specified as reduced expressions. Various forms are given for representatives of the conjugacy classes of W(D4)W(D_4): using Carter diagrams, using reduced expressions and using signed cycle-types. In the appendix, we provide an implementation of the algorithm in Python.

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@article{arxiv.2212.03156,
  title  = {Extending Snow's algorithm for computations in the finite Weyl groups},
  author = {Rafael Stekolshchik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.03156},
  year   = {2023}
}

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45 pages, 9 figures, 37 tables

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