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The Weyl reflection formula sα​(x)=x−⟨x,α∨⟩α becomes especially concrete on x=(x1​,…,xn​):
sεi​−εj​​sεi​+εj​​s2εi​​​: (xi​,xj​)⟼(xj​,xi​),: (xi​,xj​)⟼(−xj​,−xi​),: xi​⟼−xi​,​
(1)
with all unlisted coordinates fixed. The Weyl group is therefore the group of signed permutations
W≅(Z/2Z)n⋊Sn​.
(2)
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