The conjectural braid-group presentation for the complex reflection group
Let be the complex reflection group, and let denote the generators in the proposed braid-group presentation. The notation denotes the group generated by these elements subject to the displayed relations.
The braid-group conjecture. The braid group associated with admits the presentation
These relations imply that 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.
References
Primary source
David Bessis and Jean Michel, “Explicit presentations for exceptional braid groups”, arXiv:math/0312191 (2003).
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