The Coxeter group Dn

We show that the Coxeter group Dn is the split extension of n−1 copies of Z2 by Sn for a given action of Sn described in the paper. We also find the centre of Dn and some of its other important subgroups.

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Main Authors: M. A. Albar, Norah Al-Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171200002167
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spelling doaj-art-7e9fd3675b9e4ee8985b0fe319ec66212025-02-03T07:25:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252000-01-01241071572010.1155/S0161171200002167The Coxeter group DnM. A. Albar0Norah Al-Saleh1Department of Mathematical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Mathematics, College of Girls, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaWe show that the Coxeter group Dn is the split extension of n−1 copies of Z2 by Sn for a given action of Sn described in the paper. We also find the centre of Dn and some of its other important subgroups.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171200002167Coxeter groupsplit extension.
spellingShingle M. A. Albar
Norah Al-Saleh
The Coxeter group Dn
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Coxeter group
split extension.
title The Coxeter group Dn
title_full The Coxeter group Dn
title_fullStr The Coxeter group Dn
title_full_unstemmed The Coxeter group Dn
title_short The Coxeter group Dn
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topic Coxeter group
split extension.
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