The magic square of reflections and rotations (Q6185011)

In the paper under review, the authors consider the following four classes of groups (up to conjugation): (a) finite subgroupsof \(\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})\) of even order, (b) finite reflection subgroups of \(\mathrm{GL}(2, \mathbb{C})\) containing \(-1\), (c) finite subgroups of \(\mathrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{R})\), (d) finite reflection subgroups of \(\mathrm{GL}(3,\mathbb{R})\). Among the sets just defined there are some well-known bijections. In particular, these bijections have been studied in the case from (d) to (a) by \textit{C. Jordan} [Borchardt J. LXXXIV, 89--215 (1877; JFM 09.0096.01)] and by \textit{F. Klein} [Vorlesungen über das Ikosaeder und die Auflösung der Gleichungen vom fünften Grade. Leipzig. Teubner (1884; JFM 16.0061.01)], from (c) to (d) by \textit{H. M. S. Coxeter} [Ann. Math. (2) 35, 588-621 (1934; JFM 60.0898.02)], from (b) to (c) by \textit{D. Bessis} et al. [Math. Ann. 323, No. 3, 405--436 (2002; Zbl 1053.20037)] and from (a) to (b) by \textit{G. C. Shephard} and \textit{J. A. Todd} [Can. J. Math. 6, 274--304 (1954)] and by \textit{G. Gonzalez-Sprinberg} and \textit{J. L. Verdier} [Ann. Sci. Éc. Norm. Supér. (4) 16, 409--449 (1983; Zbl 0538.14033)]. The title of the paper refers to the square diagram (a), (b), (c), (d). The authors survey how Coxeter's work implies a bijection between complex reflection groups of rank two and real reflection groups in \(\mathrm{O}(3)\). They also consider this ``magic'' square of reflections and rotations in the framework of Clifford algebras. In particular, they give an interpretation using (s)pin groups and explore these groups in small dimensions.