A168778 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^19 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383670, 1374389534640, 5497558138410, 21990232553040, 87960930209760

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003947, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First divergence is at a(19) = 343597383670, A003947(19) = 343597383680.

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 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, -6).

Formula

G.f.: (t^19 + 2*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)/(6*t^19 - 3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 - 3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 - 3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 - 3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 - 3*t + 1).

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(t^19 + 2*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)/(6*t^19 - 3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 - 3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 - 3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 - 3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 - 3*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 12 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003947 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-4*x)).

Sequence in context: A167896 A168682 A168730 * A168826 A168874 A168922

Adjacent sequences: A168775 A168776 A168777 * A168779 A168780 A168781

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

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

Status

approved