Noncrossing partitions and Bruhat order

Abstract

We give a criterion for Bruhat order on noncrossing partitions corresponding to the Coxeter element $c=s_1 s_2\cdots s_n$. Using it we prove that the Bruhat order endows noncrossing partitions with a lattice structure. We then explain what happens if we change the Coxeter element; in that case the lattice property fails and we explain which order to consider to get the same lattice structure as for the Coxeter element $c$. In particular we get bijections between noncrossing partitions associated to distinct Coxeter elements, which fix the set of reflections.