The K(π,1)K(\pi, 1) conjecture for Artin groups of spherical type

Let WW be a Coxeter group, let GWG_W be its associated Artin group, and let

YW=((I+iV)rHrRC)/WY_W = \left( (I + iV) \setminus \bigcup_r H_r \otimes_\mathbb{R} \mathbb{C} \right) / W

be the orbit configuration space, where II is the Tits cone in the real reflection representation VV, and HrCH_r \otimes \mathbb{C} is the complexified reflection hyperplane associated with a reflection rWr \in W. The K(π,1)K(\pi, 1) conjecture. For every Coxeter group WW, we have

YWK(GW,1).Y_W \simeq K(G_W,1).

For symmetric groups this recovers the fact that unordered configurations of distinct points in C\mathbb{C} classify the braid group. The claim was proved by Salvetti, whose resulting model is known as the Salvetti complex.

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Primary source

Giovanni Paolini, “The K(π, 1) conjecture for Artin groups of spherical type”, arXiv:2607.24659 (2026).

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