A170015 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 6 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^36 = I.

1, 6, 30, 150, 750, 3750, 18750, 93750, 468750, 2343750, 11718750, 58593750, 292968750, 1464843750, 7324218750, 36621093750, 183105468750, 915527343750, 4577636718750, 22888183593750, 114440917968750, 572204589843750

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003948, although the two sequences are eventually different.

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..21.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, -10).

Formula

G.f. (t^36 + 2*t^35 + 2*t^34 + 2*t^33 + 2*t^32 + 2*t^31 + 2*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)/(10*t^36 - 4*t^35 - 4*t^34 - 4*t^33 - 4*t^32

- 4*t^31 - 4*t^30 - 4*t^29 - 4*t^28 - 4*t^27 - 4*t^26 - 4*t^25 - 4*t^24

- 4*t^23 - 4*t^22 - 4*t^21 - 4*t^20 - 4*t^19 - 4*t^18 - 4*t^17 - 4*t^16

- 4*t^15 - 4*t^14 - 4*t^13 - 4*t^12 - 4*t^11 - 4*t^10 - 4*t^9 - 4*t^8 -

4*t^7 - 4*t^6 - 4*t^5 - 4*t^4 - 4*t^3 - 4*t^2 - 4*t + 1)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[35]]+t^36+1, den=Total[-4 t^Range[35]]+10t^36+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 17 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A169451 A169499 A169547 * A170063 A170111 A170159

Adjacent sequences: A170012 A170013 A170014 * A170016 A170017 A170018

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved