A168703 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 26, 650, 16250, 406250, 10156250, 253906250, 6347656250, 158691406250, 3967285156250, 99182128906250, 2479553222656250, 61988830566406250, 1549720764160156250, 38743019104003906250, 968575477600097656250

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170745, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 605359673500061035155925, A170745(17) = 605359673500061035156250. - 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 (24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, -300).

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)/(300*t^17 - 24*t^16 - 24*t^15 - 24*t^14 - 24*t^13 - 24*t^12 - 24*t^11 - 24*t^10 - 24*t^9 - 24*t^8 - 24*t^7 - 24*t^6 - 24*t^5 - 24*t^4 - 24*t^3 - 24*t^2 - 24*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)/(300*t^17 - 24*t^16 - 24*t^15 - 24*t^14 - 24*t^13 - 24*t^12 - 24*t^11 - 24*t^10 - 24*t^9 - 24*t^8 - 24*t^7 - 24*t^6 - 24*t^5 - 24*t^4 - 24*t^3 - 24*t^2 - 24*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 04 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170745 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-25*x)).

Sequence in context: A167225 A167697 A167941 * A168751 A168799 A168847

Adjacent sequences: A168700 A168701 A168702 * A168704 A168705 A168706

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved