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 source describes this as confirming a conjectural presentation of Broué, Malle, and Rouquier, with computational evidence behind the proposed presentation. The group is four-dimensional but requires at least five generating reflections.
References
Primary source
David Bessis and Jean Michel, “Explicit presentations for exceptional braid groups”, arXiv:math/0312191 (2003).
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