The conjectural braid-group presentation for the complex reflection group G29G_{29}

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Let G29G_{29} be the complex reflection group, and let s,t,u,vs,t,u,v denote the generators in the proposed braid-group presentation. The notation s,t,u,vR\langle s,t,u,v\mid R\rangle denotes the group generated by these elements subject to the displayed relations.

The G29G_{29} braid-group conjecture. The braid group associated with G29G_{29} admits the presentation

s,t,u,vsts=tst, tut=utu, uvu=vuv, tvtv=vtvt,su=us, sv=vs, utvutv=tvutvu.\left\langle s,t,u,v \left| \begin{array}{c} sts=tst,\ tut=utu,\ uvu=vuv,\ tvtv=vtvt, \\ su=us,\ sv=vs,\ utvutv=tvutvu \end{array} \right. \right\rangle.

These relations imply that (stuv)5(stuv)^5 is central.

The presentation was already given by Broué, Malle, and Rouquier, but its interpretation as a braid-group presentation was not originally conjectured; the authors report computational evidence supporting it.

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Primary source

David Bessis and Jean Michel, “Explicit presentations for exceptional braid groups”, arXiv:math/0312191 (2003).

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