A167680 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^15 = I.

1, 20, 380, 7220, 137180, 2606420, 49521980, 940917620, 17877434780, 339671260820, 6453753955580, 122621325156020, 2329805177964380, 44266298381323220, 841059669245141180, 15980133715657682230

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

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

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, -171).

Formula

G.f.: (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)/(171*t^15 - 18*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

CoefficientList[Series[(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)/(171*t^15 - 18*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 19 2016 *)

Prog

(PARI) first(n)=Vec((1+x^5+x^10)*(1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4)*(1+x)/(1-18*x-18*x^2-18*x^3-18*x^4-18*x^5-18*x^6-18*x^7-18*x^8-18*x^9-18*x^10-18*x^11-18*x^12-18*x^13-18*x^14+171*x^15)+O(x^(n+1))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 12 2026

Crossrefs

Cf. A170739, A154638.

Sequence in context: A166601 A167073 A167148 * A167931 A168697 A168745

Adjacent sequences: A167677 A167678 A167679 * A167681 A167682 A167683

Keyword

nonn,easy,changed

Author

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

Status

approved