A characterization of Dynkin elements
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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.
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