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A168717
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 40 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.
1
1, 40, 1560, 60840, 2372760, 92537640, 3608967960, 140749750440, 5489240267160, 214080370419240, 8349134446350360, 325616243407664040, 12699033492898897560, 495262306223057004840, 19315229942699223188760
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A170759, although the two sequences are eventually different.
First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 1145760124970975220334053660, A170759(17) = 1145760124970975220334054440. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 28 2011
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, -741).
FORMULA
G.f.: (t^17 + 2*t^16 + 2*t^15 + 2*t^14 + 2*t^13 + 2*t^12 + 2*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)/(741*t^17 - 38*t^16 - 38*t^15 - 38*t^14 - 38*t^13 - 38*t^12 - 38*t^11 - 38*t^10 - 38*t^9 - 38*t^8 - 38*t^7 - 38*t^6 - 38*t^5 - 38*t^4 - 38*t^3 - 38*t^2 - 38*t + 1).
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(t^17 + 2*t^16 + 2*t^15 + 2*t^14 + 2*t^13 + 2*t^12 + 2*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)/(741*t^17 - 38*t^16 - 38*t^15 - 38*t^14 - 38*t^13 - 38*t^12 - 38*t^11 - 38*t^10 - 38*t^9 - 38*t^8 - 38*t^7 - 38*t^6 - 38*t^5 - 38*t^4 - 38*t^3 - 38*t^2 - 38*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 05 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A170759 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-39*x)).
Sequence in context: A167538 A167829 A167956 * A168765 A168813 A168861
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved