A168733 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 8 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 8, 56, 392, 2744, 19208, 134456, 941192, 6588344, 46118408, 322828856, 2259801992, 15818613944, 110730297608, 775112083256, 5425784582792, 37980492079544, 265863444556808, 1861044111897628, 13027308783283200

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003950, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 1861044111897628, A003950(18) = 1861044111897656. - 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 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, -21).

Formula

G.f.: (t^18 + 2*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)/(21*t^18 - 6*t^17 - 6*t^16 - 6*t^15 - 6*t^14 - 6*t^13 - 6*t^12 - 6*t^11 - 6*t^10 - 6*t^9 - 6*t^8 - 6*t^7 - 6*t^6 - 6*t^5 - 6*t^4 - 6*t^3 - 6*t^2 - 6*t + 1).

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(t^18 + 2*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)/(21*t^18 - 6*t^17 - 6*t^16 - 6*t^15 - 6*t^14 - 6*t^13 - 6*t^12 - 6*t^11 - 6*t^10 - 6*t^9 - 6*t^8 - 6*t^7 - 6*t^6 - 6*t^5 - 6*t^4 - 6*t^3 - 6*t^2 - 6*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 06 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003950 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-7*x)).

Sequence in context: A167653 A167899 A168685 * A168781 A168829 A168877

Adjacent sequences: A168730 A168731 A168732 * A168734 A168735 A168736

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

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

Status

approved