The principal number
σ(Γ) for a tree
Γ is introduced by K. Saito [Principal
Γ-cone for a tree
Γ, Adv. Math. (2007), to appear, (Available online 16 February 2007)] as the maximal number of chambers contained in components of the complement of the graphic arrangement attached to
Γ (see Section 1).
The purpose of the present paper is to determine the principal numbers for the Coxeter–Dynkin graphs1 of types Al, Dl and El. We show that the generating series , and satisfy certain differential equations of the first order. By solving the equations, we obtain the following results: