A168713 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 36 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 36, 1260, 44100, 1543500, 54022500, 1890787500, 66177562500, 2316214687500, 81067514062500, 2837362992187500, 99307704726562500, 3475769665429687500, 121651938290039062500, 4257817840151367187500, 149023624405297851562500

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170755, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 182553939896489868164061870, A170755(17) = 182553939896489868164062500. - 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 (34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, -595).

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)/(595*t^17 - 34*t^16 - 34*t^15 - 34*t^14 - 34*t^13 - 34*t^12 - 34*t^11 - 34*t^10 - 34*t^9 - 34*t^8 - 34*t^7 - 34*t^6 - 34*t^5 - 34*t^4 - 34*t^3 - 34*t^2 - 34*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)/(595*t^17 - 34*t^16 - 34*t^15 - 34*t^14 - 34*t^13 - 34*t^12 - 34*t^11 - 34*t^10 - 34*t^9 - 34*t^8 - 34*t^7 - 34*t^6 - 34*t^5 - 34*t^4 - 34*t^3 - 34*t^2 - 34*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 05 2016 *)
coxG[{17, 595, -34}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 09 2018 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170755 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-35*x)).

Sequence in context: A167815 A063819 A167952 * A168761 A168809 A168857

Adjacent sequences: A168710 A168711 A168712 * A168714 A168715 A168716

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved