REFLECTION OF ROOT LATTICES FOR GENERALIZED KAC-MOODY ALGEBRAS

  • Published : 2010.01.30

Abstract

In this paper we determine all elements in the root lattice of symmetrizable generalized Kac-Moody algebras whose reflections preserve the root systems. Also we discuss elements in the root lattices whose reflection preserve the root lattices.

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