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A168755
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 30 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.
1
1, 30, 870, 25230, 731670, 21218430, 615334470, 17844699630, 517496289270, 15007392388830, 435214379276070, 12621216999006030, 366015292971174870, 10614443496164071230, 307818861388758065670, 8926746980273983904430
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A170749, although the two sequences are eventually different.
First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 217714432101902193445142835, A170749(18) = 217714432101902193445143270. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 26 2011
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, 28, -406).
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)/(406*t^18 - 28*t^17 - 28*t^16 - 28*t^15 - 28*t^14 - 28*t^13 - 28*t^12 - 28*t^11 - 28*t^10 - 28*t^9 - 28*t^8 - 28*t^7 - 28*t^6 - 28*t^5 - 28*t^4 - 28*t^3 - 28*t^2 - 28*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)/(406*t^18 - 28*t^17 - 28*t^16 - 28*t^15 - 28*t^14 - 28*t^13 - 28*t^12 - 28*t^11 - 28*t^10 - 28*t^9 - 28*t^8 - 28*t^7 - 28*t^6 - 28*t^5 - 28*t^4 - 28*t^3 - 28*t^2 - 28*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 11 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A170749 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-29*x)).
Sequence in context: A167715 A167945 A168707 * A168803 A168851 A168899
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved