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For every root, the Weyl reflection is
sα​(x)=x−(α,α)2(x,α)​α.
(1)
For α=εi​−εj​, it swaps the ith and jth coordinates. For α=εi​+εj​, it sends
(xi​,xj​)⟼(−xj​,−xi​)
(2)
and fixes all other coordinates. The Weyl group of Dn​ is therefore the group of signed permutations with an even number of sign changes,
W(Dn​)≅(Z/2Z)n−1⋊Sn​.
(3)

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