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Nil-Coxeter algebra

In mathematics, the nil-Coxeter algebra, introduced by , is an algebra similar to the group algebra of a Coxeter group except that the generators are nilpotent.

Definition

The nil-Coxeter algebra for the infinite symmetric group is the algebra generated by u<sub>1</sub>,&nbsp;u<sub>2</sub>,&nbsp;u<sub>3</sub>,&nbsp;... with the relations

These are just the relations for the infinite braid group, together with the relations u&nbsp;=&nbsp;0. Similarly one can define a nil-Coxeter algebra for any Coxeter system, by adding the relations u&nbsp;=&nbsp;0 to the relations of the corresponding generalized braid group.

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