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A167148
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^14 = I.
1
1, 20, 380, 7220, 137180, 2606420, 49521980, 940917620, 17877434780, 339671260820, 6453753955580, 122621325156020, 2329805177964380, 44266298381323220, 841059669245140990, 15980133715657675200
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A170739, although the two sequences are eventually different.
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, -171).
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)/(171*t^14 - 18*t^13 - 18*t^12 - 18*t^11 - 18*t^10 - 18*t^9 - 18*t^8 - 18*t^7 - 18*t^6 - 18*t^5 - 18*t^4 - 18*t^3 - 18*t^2 - 18*t + 1).
MATHEMATICA
With[{num=Total[2t^Range[13]]+t^14+1, den=Total[-18 t^Range[13]]+ 171t^14+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 15 2011 *)
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)/ (171*t^14 - 18*t^13 - 18*t^12 - 18*t^11 - 18*t^10 - 18*t^9 - 18*t^8 - 18*t^7 - 18*t^6 - 18*t^5 - 18*t^4 - 18*t^3 - 18*t^2 - 18*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Jun 04 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A166414 A166601 A167073 * A167680 A167931 A168697
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved