Weak Generalized Lifting Property, Bruhat Intervals, and Coxeter Matroids

We provide a weaker version of the generalized lifting property that holds in complete generality for all Coxeter groups, and we use it to show that every parabolic Bruhat interval of a finite Coxeter group is a Coxeter matroid. We also describe some combinatorial properties of the associated polytopes.

Flip Posets of Bruhat Intervals

In this paper we introduce a way of partitioning the paths of shortest lengths in the Bruhat graph $B(u,v)$ of a Bruhat interval $[u,v]$ into rank posets $P_{i}$ in a way that each $P_{i}$ has a unique maximal chain that is rising under a reflection order. In the case where each $P_{i}$ has rank three, the construction yields a combinatorial description of some terms of the complete $\textbf{cd}$-index as a sum of ordinary $\textbf{cd}$-indices of Eulerian posets obtained from each of the $P_{i}$.

The Complete cd-Index of Dihedral and Universal Coxeter Groups

We present a description, including a characterization, of the complete cd-index of dihedral intervals. Furthermore, we describe a method to compute the complete cd-index of intervals in universal Coxeter groups. To obtain such descriptions, we consider Bruhat intervals for which Björner and Wachs's CL-labeling can be extended to paths of different lengths in the Bruhat graph. While such an extension cannot be defined for all Bruhat intervals, it can be in dihedral and universal Coxeter systems.

Shortest path poset of Bruhat intervals

International audience Let $[u,v]$ be a Bruhat interval and $B(u,v)$ be its corresponding Bruhat graph. The combinatorial and topological structure of the longest $u-v$ paths of $B(u,v)$ has been extensively studied and is well-known. Nevertheless, not much is known of the remaining paths. Here we describe combinatorial properties of the shortest $u-v$ paths of $B(u,v)$. We also derive the non-negativity of some coefficients of the complete mcd-index of $[u,v]$. Soit $[u,v]$ un intervalle de Bruhat et $B(u,v)$ le graphe de Bruhat associé. La structure combinatoire et topologique des plus longs chemins de $u$ à $v$ dans $B(u,v)$ est bien comprise, mais on sait peu de chose des autres chemins. Nous décrivons ici les propriétés combinatoires des plus courts de chemins de $u$ à $v$. Nous prouvons aussi que certains coefficients du mcd-indice complet de $[u,v]$ sont positifs.