On a certain invariant of a finite unitary reflection group (Q923131)

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On a certain invariant of a finite unitary reflection group
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    On a certain invariant of a finite unitary reflection group (English)
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    Let V be a complex vector space of dimension m, G a finite reflection group, A the arrangement defined by G, i.e. the set of reflecting hyperplanes of elements in G. For some H in A, let \(A''\) be the set \(\{\) \(H\cap K\}\), where \(K\in A\) and \(K\neq H\). Let n and \(n''\) denote the cardinalities of A and \(A''\), respectively. The author shows, if G is an irreducible unitary reflection group, then \(2n/m=n-n''+1\). He does not use the classification of irreducible unitary reflection groups in his proof.
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    complex vector space
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    finite reflection group
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    arrangement
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    reflecting hyperplanes
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    irreducible unitary reflection groups
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