For , the Bn root system has simple roots for and . Its Dynkin diagram is a chain with a double terminal bond pointing toward short . The highest root is . In the Extended Dynkin diagram, attaches by a single bond to for . For , both long nodes attach by double bonds to short node . Rank one is the rank-one root system; its affine diagram has two equal-length nodes joined by a double bond without a short-root arrow.
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