A Hecke algebra quotient and some combinatorial applications (Q1915854)

Let \(W\) be a Coxeter group associated to a Coxeter graph which has no multiple bonds, and \(H\) be the corresponding Hecke algebra. The author defines a certain quotient \(\widetilde H\) of \(H\) and shows that it has a basis parametrized by a certain subset \(W_c\) of the Coxeter group \(W\), then determines which Coxeter groups have finite \(W_c\) and computes the cardinality of \(W_c\) when \(W\) is a Weyl group. Finally, he gives a combinatorial application of an exponential formula of Lusztig which utilizes a specialization of a subalgebra of \(\widetilde H\).