Generalisations of the Tits representation (Q1010869)
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Generalisations of the Tits representation (English)
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7 April 2009
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A group, similar to infinite Coxeter groups, which the author denotes by \(K_n\), is constructed. It is generated by \(2\)-element subsets of a set of \(n+1\) elements, and satisfies certain relations of length \(4\) and \(6\), as well as \(s^2\) for each generator \(s\). It is shown that this group has a geometric representation with hyperplanes, simplicial chambers and a Tits cone. To deal with such a group, the notion of Coxeter group, and more generally, of a simplicial real hyperplane arrangement, is generalized to so-called fully colored graphs. Tits' theorem on faithful linear representations of Coxeter groups is also generalized to this setting. In order to apply this generalization, which does not automatically give a linear realization, more specific classes of fully colored graphs are introduced. It is finally shown that, in particular, \(K_n\) is linear.
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infinite Coxeter groups
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Tits cones
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Tits representations
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hyperplane arrangements
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buildings
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linear representations
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fully colored graphs
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