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Symmetric X 9 singularities and complex affine reflection groups

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We establish a natural correspondence between the finite order automorphisms of the function singularities X 9 and the complex crystallographic groups. A complete list of the related objects is obtained.

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To Vladimir Igorevich on the occasion of his 70th birthday

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Goryunov, V. Symmetric X 9 singularities and complex affine reflection groups. Proc. Steklov Inst. Math. 258, 44–52 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0081543807030054

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