Coxeter and dual coxeter numbers (Q4380595)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1129517
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    Coxeter and dual coxeter numbers
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1129517

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      Coxeter and dual coxeter numbers (English)
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      17 March 1998
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      dual Coxeter number
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      dual root system
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      The author proves that for an element \(\alpha\) of an irreducible root system \(\Phi\) the number of roots in \(\Phi\) that are not orthogonal to \(\alpha\) is \(4g-6\) if \(\alpha\) is a long root and \(4g^\vee-6\) if \(\alpha\) is a short root, where \(g\) is the dual Coxeter number of \(\Phi\), and \(g^\vee\) is the dual Coxeter number of the dual root system \(\Phi^\vee\). This investigation also yields some other curious formulas involving dual Coxeter numbers.
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