rootSystem(DynkinDiagram) -- the root system corresponding to a Dynkin diagram

Synopsis

• Function: rootSystem

• Usage:

  rootSystem(D)

• Inputs:
  • D, an instance of the type DynkinDiagram
• Outputs:
  • an instance of the type RootSystem, the root system corresponding to the Dynkin diagram

Description

i1 : R1=rootSystemB(3)++rootSystemD(4)

o1 = RootSystem{...8...}

o1 : RootSystem

i2 : D=dynkinDiagram(R1)

o2 = DynkinDiagram{{{2}, {}, {}, {}, {}}, {{1}, {3}, {}, {}, {}}, {{}, {}, {2}, {}, {}}, {{5}, {}, {}, {}, {}}, {{4, 6, 7}, {}, {}, {}, {}}, {{5}, {}, {}, {}, {}}, {{5}, {}, {}, {}, {}}}

o2 : DynkinDiagram

i3 : R2=rootSystem(D)

o3 = RootSystem{...8...}

o3 : RootSystem

i4 : R1==R2

o4 = true