A characterization of Dynkin elements
Abstract
We give a characterization of the Dynkin elements of a simple Lie algebra. Namely, we prove that one-half of a Dynkin element is the unique point of minimal length in its N-region. In type An this translates into a statement about the regions determined by the canonical left Kazhdan-Lusztig cells. Some possible generalizations are explored in the last section.
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