A167124 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 17 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^14 = I.

1, 17, 272, 4352, 69632, 1114112, 17825792, 285212672, 4563402752, 73014444032, 1168231104512, 18691697672192, 299067162755072, 4785074604081152, 76561193665298296, 1224979098644770560, 19599665578316294280

Offset

0,2

Comments

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

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

Links

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..500

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, -120).

Formula

G.f.: (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^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

CoefficientList[Series[(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^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), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Jun 04 2016 *)
coxG[{14, 120, -15}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 06 2017 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A166411 A166585 A167027 * A167673 A167926 A168694

Adjacent sequences: A167121 A167122 A167123 * A167125 A167126 A167127

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved