A169318 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 17 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^30 = I.

1, 17, 272, 4352, 69632, 1114112, 17825792, 285212672, 4563402752, 73014444032, 1168231104512, 18691697672192, 299067162755072, 4785074604081152, 76561193665298432, 1224979098644774912, 19599665578316398592

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170736, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 30: a(30) = 1412304745521473114960295001547865976, A170736(30) = 1412304745521473114960295001547866112. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 22 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 (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, -120).

Formula

G.f.: (t^30 + 2*t^29 + 2*t^28 + 2*t^27 + 2*t^26 + 2*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)/(120*t^30 - 15*t^29 - 15*t^28 - 15*t^27 - 15*t^26 - 15*t^25 - 15*t^24 - 15*t^23 - 15*t^22 - 15*t^21 - 15*t^20 - 15*t^19 - 15*t^18 - 15*t^17 - 15*t^16 - 15*t^15 - 15*t^14 - 15*t^13 - 15*t^12 - 15*t^11 - 15*t^10 - 15*t^9 - 15*t^8 - 15*t^7 - 15*t^6 - 15*t^5 - 15*t^4 - 15*t^3 - 15*t^2 - 15*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[29]]+t^30+1, den=Total[-15 t^Range[29]]+ 120t^30+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 20}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 06 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170736 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-16*x)).

Sequence in context: A169174 A169222 A169270 * A169366 A169414 A169462

Adjacent sequences: A169315 A169316 A169317 * A169319 A169320 A169321

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved