A170323 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^42 = I.

1, 26, 650, 16250, 406250, 10156250, 253906250, 6347656250, 158691406250, 3967285156250, 99182128906250, 2479553222656250, 61988830566406250, 1549720764160156250, 38743019104003906250, 968575477600097656250

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170745, 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, -300).

Formula

G.f. (t^42 + 2*t^41 + 2*t^40 + 2*t^39 + 2*t^38 + 2*t^37 + 2*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)/(300*t^42 - 24*t^41 - 24*t^40 - 24*t^39 - 24*t^38 - 24*t^37 -

24*t^36 - 24*t^35 - 24*t^34 - 24*t^33 - 24*t^32 - 24*t^31 - 24*t^30 -

24*t^29 - 24*t^28 - 24*t^27 - 24*t^26 - 24*t^25 - 24*t^24 - 24*t^23 -

24*t^22 - 24*t^21 - 24*t^20 - 24*t^19 - 24*t^18 - 24*t^17 - 24*t^16 -

24*t^15 - 24*t^14 - 24*t^13 - 24*t^12 - 24*t^11 - 24*t^10 - 24*t^9 -

24*t^8 - 24*t^7 - 24*t^6 - 24*t^5 - 24*t^4 - 24*t^3 - 24*t^2 - 24*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{42, 300, -24}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 29 2023 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170179 A170227 A170275 * A170371 A170419 A170467

Adjacent sequences: A170320 A170321 A170322 * A170324 A170325 A170326

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved