Conjecture that the principal arithmetic subgroup has no non-trivial symmetries

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Let N(r)N(r) denote the order of the outer automorphism group of the principal arithmetic subgroup Λ0n\Lambda_0^n, in the setting of the arithmetic quotients considered in the paper. Symmetry conjecture. For all r≥2r\geq 2, N(r)=1N(r)=1, and therefore

∣χ(Omin⁡n)∣=λ(r)4r−1∏i=1r∣ζQ[5](1−2i)∣.|\chi(O_{\min}^n)|=\frac{\lambda(r)}{4^{r-1}}\prod_{i=1}^{r}|\zeta_{{\mathbb Q}[\sqrt5]}(1-2i)|.

The conjecture asserts that the principal arithmetic subgroup has no non-trivial outer symmetries; the source notes that this can be checked in small dimensions where the group is reflective, but does not provide a proof in higher dimensions. The displayed formula gives the resulting expression for the Euler characteristic of the minimal orbifold.

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M. Belolipetsky, “On Volumes of Arithmetic Quotients of SO(1,n)”, arXiv:math/0306423 (2004).

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