A168922 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^22 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383680, 1374389534720, 5497558138880, 21990232555510, 87960930222000

Offset

0,2

Comments

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

First disagreement at index 22: a(22) = 21990232555510, A003947(22) = 21990232555520. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 09 2011

Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..23.

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, 3, 3, 3, -6).

Formula

G.f.: (t^22 + 2*t^21 + 2*t^20 + 2*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^22 - 3*t^21 - 3*t^20 - 3*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).

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A168778 A168826 A168874 * A168970 A169018 A169066

Adjacent sequences: A168919 A168920 A168921 * A168923 A168924 A168925

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved