The enumeration of Coxeter elements (Q679088)

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The enumeration of Coxeter elements
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    The enumeration of Coxeter elements (English)
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    24 September 1997
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    Let \(W\) be a Coxeter group with a finite distinguished generator set, \(S\), and Coxeter graph, \(\Gamma\). A Coxeter element of \(W\) is a product of all the generators. Let \(C(W)\) denote the set of Coxeter elements in \(W\). The author shows that \(C(W)\) is in one-to-one correspondence with the set of all acyclic orientations of \(\Gamma\). Let \(c(W)\) denote the cardinality of \(C(W)\). A recurrence formula for \(c(W)\) is given and this number is determined for several large classes of Coxeter groups as well as for some particular examples.
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    Coxeter group
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    Coxeter graph
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    Coxeter element
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    acyclic orienttaions
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