A168727 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 50 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.

1, 50, 2450, 120050, 5882450, 288240050, 14123762450, 692064360050, 33911153642450, 1661646528480050, 81420679895522450, 3989613314880600050, 195491052429149402450, 9579061569028320720050, 469374016882387715282450

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170769, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 55221383712196032315264958825, A170769(17) = 55221383712196032315264960050. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 27 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 (48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, -1176).

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)/(1176*t^17 - 48*t^16 - 48*t^15 - 48*t^14 - 48*t^13 - 48*t^12 - 48*t^11 - 48*t^10 - 48*t^9 - 48*t^8 - 48*t^7 - 48*t^6 - 48*t^5 - 48*t^4 - 48*t^3 - 48*t^2 - 48*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)/(1176*t^17 - 48*t^16 - 48*t^15 - 48*t^14 - 48*t^13 - 48*t^12 - 48*t^11 - 48*t^10 - 48*t^9 - 48*t^8 - 48*t^7 - 48*t^6 - 48*t^5 - 48*t^4 - 48*t^3 - 48*t^2 - 48*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 06 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170769 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-49*x)).

Sequence in context: A167647 A167880 A167989 * A168775 A168823 A168871

Adjacent sequences: A168724 A168725 A168726 * A168728 A168729 A168730

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved