A168771 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 46 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 46, 2070, 93150, 4191750, 188628750, 8488293750, 381973218750, 17188794843750, 773495767968750, 34807309558593750, 1566328930136718750, 70484801856152343750, 3171816083526855468750, 142731723758708496093750

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170765, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 585289274738054026794433592715, A170765(18) = 585289274738054026794433593750. - 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 (44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44, -990).

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)/(990*t^18 - 44*t^17 - 44*t^16 - 44*t^15 - 44*t^14 - 44*t^13 - 44*t^12 - 44*t^11 - 44*t^10 - 44*t^9 - 44*t^8 - 44*t^7 - 44*t^6 - 44*t^5 - 44*t^4 - 44*t^3 - 44*t^2 - 44*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)/(990*t^18 - 44*t^17 - 44*t^16 - 44*t^15 - 44*t^14 - 44*t^13 - 44*t^12 - 44*t^11 - 44*t^10 - 44*t^9 - 44*t^8 - 44*t^7 - 44*t^6 - 44*t^5 - 44*t^4 - 44*t^3 - 44*t^2 - 44*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 12 2016 *)
coxG[{18, 990, -44}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 20 2025 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170765 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-45*x)).

Sequence in context: A167861 A167962 A168723 * A168819 A168867 A168915

Adjacent sequences: A168768 A168769 A168770 * A168772 A168773 A168774

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved