A168721 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 44 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 44, 1892, 81356, 3498308, 150427244, 6468371492, 278139974156, 11960018888708, 514280812214444, 22114074925221092, 950905221784506956, 40888924536733799108, 1758223755079553361644, 75603621468420794550692

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170763, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 6011017132089732112341867898, A170763(17) = 6011017132089732112341868844. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 28 2011

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 (42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42, -903).

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)/(903*t^17 - 42*t^16 - 42*t^15 - 42*t^14 - 42*t^13 - 42*t^12 - 42*t^11 - 42*t^10 - 42*t^9 - 42*t^8 - 42*t^7 - 42*t^6 - 42*t^5 - 42*t^4 - 42*t^3 - 42*t^2 - 42*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{17, 903, -42}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 27 2015 *)
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)/(903*t^17 - 42*t^16 - 42*t^15 - 42*t^14 - 42*t^13 - 42*t^12 - 42*t^11 - 42*t^10 - 42*t^9 - 42*t^8 - 42*t^7 - 42*t^6 - 42*t^5 - 42*t^4 - 42*t^3 - 42*t^2 - 42*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 06 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170763 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-43*x)).

Sequence in context: A167641 A167854 A167960 * A168769 A168817 A168865

Adjacent sequences: A168718 A168719 A168720 * A168722 A168723 A168724

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved