A167848 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 42 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^15 = I.

1, 42, 1722, 70602, 2894682, 118681962, 4865960442, 199504378122, 8179679503002, 335366859623082, 13750041244546362, 563751691026400842, 23113819332082434522, 947666592615379815402, 38854330297230572431482

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170761, 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 (40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, -820).

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)/(820*t^15 - 40*t^14 - 40*t^13 - 40*t^12 - 40*t^11 - 40*t^10 - 40*t^9 - 40*t^8 - 40*t^7 - 40*t^6 - 40*t^5 - 40*t^4 - 40*t^3 - 40*t^2 - 40*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)/(820*t^15 - 40*t^14 - 40*t^13 - 40*t^12 - 40*t^11 - 40*t^10 - 40*t^9 - 40*t^8 - 40*t^7 - 40*t^6 - 40*t^5 - 40*t^4 - 40*t^3 - 40*t^2 - 40*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Jun 28 2016 *)

Prog

(PARI) first(n)=Vec((1+x^5+x^10)*(1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4)*(1+x)/(1-40*x-40*x^2-40*x^3-40*x^4-40*x^5-40*x^6-40*x^7-40*x^8-40*x^9-40*x^10-40*x^11-40*x^12-40*x^13-40*x^14+820*x^15)+O(x^(n+1))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 17 2026

Crossrefs

Cf. A170761, A154638.

Sequence in context: A166716 A167095 A167599 * A167958 A168719 A168767

Adjacent sequences: A167845 A167846 A167847 * A167849 A167850 A167851

Keyword

nonn,easy,changed

Author

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

Status

approved