Projection-volume conjecture for finite reflection groups

Let W\mathcal{W} be a finite reflection group acting on Rn\mathbb{R}^n, with fundamental chamber C\mathcal{C} and characteristic polynomial χ(t)\chi(t) of its associated reflection arrangement. For a generic point xx in C\mathcal{C}, let πC(gx)\pi_\mathcal{C}(gx) denote the projection onto C\mathcal{C}, and let kk be a dimension. Finite reflection-group projection conjecture. The number of elements gWg\in\mathcal{W} for which πC(gx)\pi_\mathcal{C}(gx) is kk-dimensional equals the absolute value of the coefficient of tkt^k in χ(t)\chi(t). Consequently, the projection volumes for any fundamental chamber of W\mathcal{W} are proportional to the absolute values of the coefficients of χ(t)\chi(t). This extends the result proved in the paper for reflection groups of types AnA_n, BnB_n, and DnD_n to all finite reflection groups; its general validity is left as a conjecture.

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Mathias Drton and Caroline J. Klivans, “A Geometric Interpretation of the Characteristic Polynomial of Reflection Arrangements”, arXiv:0906.2208 (2009).

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