In mathematical group theory, the root datum of a connected split reductive algebraic group over a field is a generalization of a root system that determines the group up to isomorphism. They were introduced by Michel Demazure in SGA III, published in 1970.
A root datum consists of a quadruple
where
The elements of are called the roots of the root datum, and the elements of are called the coroots.
If does not contain for any , then the root datum is called reduced.