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Cartan matrix of type A3
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2023
/
iii
/
Paper 302
/
3
/
c
/
Solution
2026-09-28
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The
matrix
is the
Cartan matrix of type A3
. The
positive roots
are
α
1
,
α
2
,
α
3
,
α
1
+
α
2
,
α
2
+
α
3
,
α
1
+
α
2
+
α
3
.
(1)
Together with their negatives they form
Φ
=
{
±
α
1
,
±
α
2
,
±
α
3
,
±
(
α
1
+
α
2
)
,
±
(
α
2
+
α
3
)
,
±
(
α
1
+
α
2
+
α
3
)}
,
(2)
so
∣Φ∣
=
12
.
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