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A179663
The dimension of the space of invariant tensors in the n-th tensor power of the adjoint representation of the exceptional Lie algebra E8.
2
1, 0, 1, 1, 5, 16, 79, 421, 2674, 19244, 156612, 1423028, 14320350, 158390872, 1912977222, 25083283995, 355246037162, 5409471180024, 88200546561838, 1534120589972637, 28369229081383675, 556021169447494656, 11517512836906556032, 251487262264563372960
OFFSET
0,5
COMMENTS
This is known to satisfy a linear recurrence relation with polynomial coefficients. The limit of a[n+1]/a[n] is 248.
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EXAMPLE
The n-th tensor power is the trivial representation for n=0 and is the adjoint representation for n=1. For n=2 every invariant tensor is a scalar multiple of a Killing form.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A197052 A334647 A203852 * A372174 A227292 A179683
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Bruce Westbury, Jul 23 2010
STATUS
approved