A168710 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 33 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 33, 1056, 33792, 1081344, 34603008, 1107296256, 35433480192, 1133871366144, 36283883716608, 1161084278931456, 37154696925806592, 1188950301625810944, 38046409652025950208, 1217485108864830406656, 38959523483674573012992

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170752, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 39894552047282762765303280, A170752(17) = 39894552047282762765303808. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 28 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 (31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, -496).

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)/(496*t^17 - 31*t^16 - 31*t^15 - 31*t^14 - 31*t^13 - 31*t^12 - 31*t^11 - 31*t^10 - 31*t^9 - 31*t^8 - 31*t^7 - 31*t^6 - 31*t^5 - 31*t^4 - 31*t^3 - 31*t^2 - 31*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)/(496*t^17 - 31*t^16 - 31*t^15 - 31*t^14 - 31*t^13 - 31*t^12 - 31*t^11 - 31*t^10 - 31*t^9 - 31*t^8 - 31*t^7 - 31*t^6 - 31*t^5 - 31*t^4 - 31*t^3 - 31*t^2 - 31*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 05 2016 *)
coxG[{17, 496, -31}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 04 2020 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170752 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-32*x)).

Sequence in context: A167391 A167765 A167949 * A168758 A168806 A168854

Adjacent sequences: A168707 A168708 A168709 * A168711 A168712 A168713

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved