A168692 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 15 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 15, 210, 2940, 41160, 576240, 8067360, 112943040, 1581202560, 22136835840, 309915701760, 4338819824640, 60743477544960, 850408685629440, 11905721598812160, 166680102383370240, 2333521433367183360

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170734, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 32669300067140566935, A170734(17) = 32669300067140567040. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 30 2011

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 (13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, -91).

Formula

G.f.: (t^17 + 2*t^16 + 2*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)/ (91*t^17 - 13*t^16 - 13*t^15 - 13*t^14 - 13*t^13 - 13*t^12 - 13*t^11 - 13*t^10 - 13*t^9 - 13*t^8 - 13*t^7 - 13*t^6 - 13*t^5 - 13*t^4 - 13*t^3 - 13*t^2 - 13*t + 1).

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(t^17 + 2*t^16 + 2*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)/(91*t^17 - 13*t^16 - 13*t^15 - 13*t^14 - 13*t^13 - 13*t^12 - 13*t^11 - 13*t^10 - 13*t^9 - 13*t^8 - 13*t^7 - 13*t^6 - 13*t^5 - 13*t^4 - 13*t^3 - 13*t^2 - 13*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 03 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170734 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-14*x)).

Sequence in context: A167116 A167671 A167923 * A168740 A168788 A168836

Adjacent sequences: A168689 A168690 A168691 * A168693 A168694 A168695

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved