Weak twist conjecture for Artin generating sets

Let (A,S)(A,S) be an Artin system, with defining graphs cGammaScGamma_S and cGammaUcGamma_U associated to Artin generating sets SS and UU. For an Artin generating set TT, let RTR_T denote the reflection set of (A,T)(A,T), namely the union of the conjugacy classes of the elements of TT in AA. Two defining graphs are twist equivalent when they arise from twist equivalent Artin generating sets.

Weak twist conjecture. If UAU\subseteq A is an Artin generating set with RS=RUR_S=R_U, then ΓS\Gamma_S and ΓU\Gamma_U are twist equivalent.

The conjecture is a first step toward the question of whether isomorphic Artin groups necessarily arise from twist-equivalent labelled graphs. The analogous conjecture for Coxeter groups has been disproved, while the Artin-group version remains a proposed rigidity statement; the supplied source does not establish its resolution.

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Oli Jones, Giorgio Mangioni and Giovanni Sartori, “A combination theorem for the twist conjecture for Artin groups”, arXiv:2507.13971 (2026).

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