A geometric proof of the bireflectionality of the Weyl group of type \(F_4\) (Q1375934)
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A geometric proof of the bireflectionality of the Weyl group of type \(F_4\) (English)
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21 September 1998
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In 1972 \textit{R. W. Carter} showed that every element in a Weyl group can be written as product of two involutions [see Compos. Math. 25, 1-59 (1972; Zbl 0254.17005)]. The proof is highly technical. The author of the present paper deals only with Weyl groups of type \(F_4\). He establishes the bireflectionality of these groups calculating with reflections.
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Weyl groups
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products of involutions
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reflections
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