A166411 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 17 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^11 = I.

1, 17, 272, 4352, 69632, 1114112, 17825792, 285212672, 4563402752, 73014444032, 1168231104512, 18691697672056, 299067162750720, 4785074603976840, 76561193663074560, 1224979098600314880, 19599665577462988800

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170736, although the two sequences are eventually different.

Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..500

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, -120).

Formula

G.f.: (t^11 + 2*t^10 + 2*t^9 + 2*t^8 + 2*t^7 + 2*t^6 + 2*t^5 + 2*t^4 + 2*t^3 + 2*t^2 + 2*t + 1)/(120*t^11 - 15*t^10 - 15*t^9 - 15*t^8 - 15*t^7 - 15*t^6 - 15*t^5 - 15*t^4 - 15*t^3 - 15*t^2 - 15*t + 1).

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(t^11 + 2*t^10 + 2*t^9 + 2*t^8 + 2*t^7 + 2*t^6 + 2*t^5 + 2*t^4 + 2*t^3 + 2*t^2 + 2*t + 1)/(120*t^11 - 15*t^10 - 15*t^9 - 15*t^8 - 15*t^7 - 15*t^6 - 15*t^5 - 15*t^4 - 15*t^3 - 15*t^2 - 15*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, May 12 2016 *)
coxG[{11, 120, -15}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 29 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A164868 A165321 A165879 * A166585 A167027 A167124

Adjacent sequences: A166408 A166409 A166410 * A166412 A166413 A166414

Keyword

nonn

Author

John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009

Status

approved