A168747 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 22 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 22, 462, 9702, 203742, 4278582, 89850222, 1886854662, 39623947902, 832102905942, 17474161024782, 366957381520422, 7706105011928862, 161828205250506102, 3398392310260628142, 71366238515473190982

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170741, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 660922734891797221684071, A170741(18) = 660922734891797221684302. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 26 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 (20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, -210).

Formula

G.f.: (t^18 + 2*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)/(210*t^18 - 20*t^17 - 20*t^16 - 20*t^15 - 20*t^14 - 20*t^13 - 20*t^12 - 20*t^11 - 20*t^10 - 20*t^9 - 20*t^8 - 20*t^7 - 20*t^6 - 20*t^5 - 20*t^4 - 20*t^3 - 20*t^2 - 20*t + 1).

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(t^18 + 2*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)/(210*t^18 - 20*t^17 - 20*t^16 - 20*t^15 - 20*t^14 - 20*t^13 - 20*t^12 - 20*t^11 - 20*t^10 - 20*t^9 - 20*t^8 - 20*t^7 - 20*t^6 - 20*t^5 - 20*t^4 - 20*t^3 - 20*t^2 - 20*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 10 2016 *)
coxG[{18, 210, -20}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 15 2024 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170741 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-21*x)).

Sequence in context: A167693 A167935 A168699 * A168795 A168843 A168891

Adjacent sequences: A168744 A168745 A168746 * A168748 A168749 A168750

Keyword

nonn,easy,changed

Author

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

Status

approved