A169077 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 16 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^25 = I.

1, 16, 240, 3600, 54000, 810000, 12150000, 182250000, 2733750000, 41006250000, 615093750000, 9226406250000, 138396093750000, 2075941406250000, 31139121093750000, 467086816406250000, 7006302246093750000

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170735, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 25: a(25) = 269345795136451721191406249880, A170735(25) = 269345795136451721191406250000. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 25 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, -105).

Formula

G.f.: (t^25 + 2*t^24 + 2*t^23 + 2*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)/(105*t^25 - 14*t^24 - 14*t^23 - 14*t^22 - 14*t^21 - 14*t^20 - 14*t^19 - 14*t^18 - 14*t^17 - 14*t^16 - 14*t^15 - 14*t^14 - 14*t^13 - 14*t^12 - 14*t^11 - 14*t^10 - 14*t^9 - 14*t^8 - 14*t^7 - 14*t^6 - 14*t^5 - 14*t^4 - 14*t^3 - 14*t^2 - 14*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170735 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-15*x)).

Sequence in context: A168933 A168981 A169029 * A169125 A169173 A169221

Adjacent sequences: A169074 A169075 A169076 * A169078 A169079 A169080

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved