Weyl group

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A Weyl group is a finite reflection group associated with a root system that encodes the symmetries of Lie algebras and Lie groups in representation theory and geometry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf finite reflection group ⓘ
mathematical concept ⓘ
actsOn Cartan subalgebra ⓘ
Cartan subalgebra dual ⓘ
root system ⓘ
weight lattice ⓘ
appearsIn theory of Kac–Moody algebras ⓘ
theory of algebraic groups ⓘ
associatedWith Coxeter group ⓘ
root system ⓘ
semisimple Lie algebra ⓘ
semisimple Lie group ⓘ
correspondsTo isomorphism class of root system ⓘ
definedAs group generated by reflections in hyperplanes orthogonal to roots ⓘ
encodes structure of semisimple Lie algebra ⓘ
structure of semisimple Lie group ⓘ
symmetries of Dynkin diagram ⓘ
symmetries of root system ⓘ
field Lie theory ⓘ
algebraic geometry ⓘ
combinatorics ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
hasExample Weyl group of type A_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type B_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type C_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type D_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type E_6 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type E_7 ⓘ
Weyl group of type E_8 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type F_4 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group

Weyl group of type G_2 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
hasOrder finite integer depending on root system ⓘ
hasProperty acts on Euclidean space ⓘ
crystallographic ⓘ
finite ⓘ
generated by reflections ⓘ
namedAfter Hermann Weyl ⓘ
relatedTo Cartan matrix ⓘ
Dynkin diagram ⓘ
subclassOf Coxeter group ⓘ
crystallographic reflection group ⓘ
reflection group ⓘ
usedIn Borel–Weil–Bott theorem ⓘ
Kazhdan–Lusztig theory ⓘ
Weyl character formula ⓘ
classification of semisimple Lie algebras ⓘ
classification of simple Lie groups ⓘ
representation theory of Lie algebras ⓘ
representation theory of Lie groups ⓘ

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Hermann Weyl → knownFor → Weyl group ⓘ
H. S. M. Coxeter → knownFor → Coxeter groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Hermann Weyl → knownFor → Weyl group ⓘ
subject linked to: Weyl
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type A_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type B_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type C_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type D_n ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type E_6 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type E_8 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type F_4 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Weyl group → hasExample → Weyl group of type G_2 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Lie theory → studies → Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Cartan subalgebras → relatedTo → Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Lie group → hasAssociatedObject → Weyl group (for semisimple Lie groups) ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Clebsch diagonal surface → relatedTo → Weyl group of type E6 via lines configuration ⓘ
subject linked to: Clebsch diagonal surfaces
linked to: Weyl group
Deligne–Lusztig theory → involves → Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Kazhdan–Lusztig theory → relatedTo → Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
semisimple Lie group → hasStructure → Weyl group ⓘ
subject linked to: semisimple Lie groups
Weyl denominator → uses → Weyl group ⓘ
Weyl dimension formula → relatedTo → Weyl group ⓘ
Cartan–Killing form → isUsedToDefine → Weyl group reflections ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
SL(n,ℂ) → hasWeylGroup → symmetric group Sₙ ⓘ
subject linked to: special linear group SL(n,C)
linked to: Weyl group
E8 lattice → WeylGroup → Weyl group of type E8 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
E8 lattice → automorphismGroup → Weyl group of type E8 ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Hecke algebra → relatedTo → Weyl group ⓘ
ADE singularity theory → relatedTo → Weyl group ⓘ
Springer correspondence → uses → Weyl groups ⓘ
linked to: Weyl group
Tits building → hasComponent → Weyl group ⓘ