OFFSET
0,15
COMMENTS
q^63*(q^18-1)*(q^14-1)*(q^12-1)*(q^10-1)*(q^8-1)*(q^6-1)*(q^2-1) is the order of the simple group E_7(q), if q is a prime power.
The x-polynomial f(x) and the q-polynomial g(q) are such that g(q) = q^63*f(q^2) - Jean-François Alcover, Aug 25 2022
REFERENCES
R. L. Griess, Jr., Twelve Sporadic Groups, Springer, 1998; see p. 169.
PROG
(PARI) Vecrev((x^9-1)*(x^7-1)*(x^6-1)*(x^5-1)*(x^4-1)*(x^3-1)*(x-1)) \\ Michel Marcus, Aug 25 2022
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,fini,full,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 26 2010
STATUS
approved