Coxeter matrices #
Let us say that a matrix (possibly an infinite matrix) is a Coxeter matrix (CoxeterMatrix) if
its entries are natural numbers, it is symmetric, its diagonal entries are equal to 1, and its
off-diagonal entries are not equal to 1. In this file, we define Coxeter matrices and provide some
ways of constructing them.
We also define the Coxeter matrices CoxeterMatrix.Aₙ (n : ℕ), CoxeterMatrix.Bₙ (n : ℕ),
CoxeterMatrix.Dₙ (n : ℕ), CoxeterMatrix.I₂ₘ (m : ℕ), CoxeterMatrix.E₆, CoxeterMatrix.E₇,
CoxeterMatrix.E₈, CoxeterMatrix.F₄, CoxeterMatrix.G₂, CoxeterMatrix.H₃, and
CoxeterMatrix.H₄. Up to reindexing, these are exactly the Coxeter matrices whose corresponding
Coxeter group (CoxeterMatrix.coxeterGroup) is finite and irreducible, although we do not prove
that in this file.
Implementation details #
In some texts on Coxeter groups, each entry $M_{i,i'}$ of a Coxeter matrix can be either a positive integer or $\infty$. In our treatment of Coxeter matrices, we use the value $0$ instead of $\infty$. This will turn out to have some fortunate consequences when defining the Coxeter group of a Coxeter matrix and the standard geometric representation of a Coxeter group.
Main definitions #
CoxeterMatrix: The type of symmetric matrices of natural numbers, with rows and columns indexed by a typeB, whose diagonal entries are equal to 1 and whose off-diagonal entries are not equal to 1.CoxeterMatrix.reindex: Reindexes a Coxeter matrix by a bijection on the index type.CoxeterMatrix.Aₙ: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular n-simplex.CoxeterMatrix.Bₙ: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular n-hypercube and its dual, the regular n-orthoplex (or n-cross-polytope).CoxeterMatrix.Dₙ: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the n-demicube.CoxeterMatrix.I₂ₘ: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular (m + 2)-gon.CoxeterMatrix.E₆: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the E₆ root polytope.CoxeterMatrix.E₇: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the E₇ root polytope.CoxeterMatrix.E₈: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the E₈ root polytope.CoxeterMatrix.F₄: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular 4-polytope, the 24-cell.CoxeterMatrix.G₂: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular hexagon.CoxeterMatrix.H₃: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular dodecahedron and icosahedron.CoxeterMatrix.H₄: Coxeter matrix for the symmetry group of the regular 4-polytopes, the 120-cell and 600-cell.
References #
N. Bourbaki, Lie Groups and Lie Algebras, Chapters 4--6 chapter IV pages 4--5, 13--15
A Coxeter matrix is a symmetric matrix of natural numbers whose diagonal entries are equal to 1 and whose off-diagonal entries are not equal to 1.
The underlying matrix of the Coxeter matrix.
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A Coxeter matrix can be coerced to a matrix.
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The Coxeter matrix formed by reindexing via the bijection e : B ≃ B'.
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- CoxeterMatrix.reindex e M = { M := (Matrix.reindex e e) M.M, isSymm := ⋯, diagonal := ⋯, off_diagonal := ⋯ }
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The Coxeter matrix of type Aₙ.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type Bₙ.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type Dₙ.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type I₂(m).
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type E₆.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type E₇.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type E₈.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type F₄.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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The Coxeter matrix of type G₂.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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- CoxeterMatrix.G₂ = { M := !![1, 6; 6, 1], isSymm := CoxeterMatrix.G₂._proof_1, diagonal := CoxeterMatrix.G₂._proof_2, off_diagonal := CoxeterMatrix.G₂._proof_3 }
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The Coxeter matrix of type H₃.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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- CoxeterMatrix.H₃ = { M := !![1, 3, 2; 3, 1, 5; 2, 5, 1], isSymm := CoxeterMatrix.H₃._proof_1, diagonal := CoxeterMatrix.H₃._proof_2, off_diagonal := CoxeterMatrix.H₃._proof_3 }
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The Coxeter matrix of type H₄.
The corresponding Coxeter-Dynkin diagram is:
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