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Question: Which finite irreducible reflection groups $\Gamma\subseteq\mathrm O(\Bbb R^d)$ contain the central inversion $-\mathrm{Id}$, and how can this be spotted from the Coxeter diagram?

The following groups do not have central inversion:

  • $I_2(n)$ for odd $n\ge 3$,
  • $A_d$ for all $d\ge 3$,
  • $D_d$ for odd $d\ge 3$, and
  • $E_6$.

I am not sure about $E_7$ and $E_8$. All others do have central inversion. The emphasize of my question is on the second part: is there combinatorial data in the Coxeter diagram from which to infer whether $-\mathrm{Id}\in\Gamma$?

M. Winter
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