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Journal of Lie Theory 14 (2004), No. 1, 069--071
Copyright Heldermann Verlag 2004

Lengths of Involutions in Coxeter Groups

Sarah B. Perkins, Peter J. Rowley
Dept. of Mathematics, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom

Let t be an involution in a Coxeter group W. We determine the minimal and maximal (in the case of finite W) length of an involution in the conjugacy class of t.

MSC: 20F55

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