A168753 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 28 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 28, 756, 20412, 551124, 14880348, 401769396, 10847773692, 292889889684, 7908027021468, 213516729579636, 5764951698650172, 155653695863554644, 4202649788315975388, 113471544284531335476, 3063731695682346057852

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170747, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 60303430966115617456700538, A170747(18) = 60303430966115617456700916. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 26 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 (26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, -351).

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)/(351*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*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)/(351*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 10 2016 *)
coxG[{18, 351, -26}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 23 2020 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170747 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-27*x)).

Sequence in context: A167699 A167943 A168705 * A168801 A168849 A168897

Adjacent sequences: A168750 A168751 A168752 * A168754 A168755 A168756

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

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

Status

approved