A168722 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 45 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 45, 1980, 87120, 3833280, 168664320, 7421230080, 326534123520, 14367501434880, 632170063134720, 27815482777927680, 1223881242228817920, 53850774658067988480, 2369434084954991493120, 104255099738019625697280

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170764, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 8880866416083463795397098530, A170764(17) = 8880866416083463795397099520. - 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 (43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, -946).

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)/(946*t^17 - 43*t^16 - 43*t^15 - 43*t^14 - 43*t^13 - 43*t^12 - 43*t^11 - 43*t^10 - 43*t^9 - 43*t^8 - 43*t^7 - 43*t^6 - 43*t^5 - 43*t^4 - 43*t^3 - 43*t^2 - 43*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)/(946*t^17 - 43*t^16 - 43*t^15 - 43*t^14 - 43*t^13 - 43*t^12 - 43*t^11 - 43*t^10 - 43*t^9 - 43*t^8 - 43*t^7 - 43*t^6 - 43*t^5 - 43*t^4 - 43*t^3 - 43*t^2 - 43*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 06 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170764 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-44*x)).

Sequence in context: A167642 A167855 A167961 * A168770 A168818 A168866

Adjacent sequences: A168719 A168720 A168721 * A168723 A168724 A168725

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved