A168772 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 47 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 47, 2162, 99452, 4574792, 210440432, 9680259872, 445291954112, 20483429889152, 942237774900992, 43342937645445632, 1993775131690499072, 91713656057762957312, 4218828178657096036352, 194066096218226417672192

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170766, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 868922406908875183164862102471, A170766(18) = 868922406908875183164862103552. - 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 (45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, -1035).

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)/(1035*t^18 - 45*t^17 - 45*t^16 - 45*t^15 - 45*t^14 - 45*t^13 - 45*t^12 - 45*t^11 - 45*t^10 - 45*t^9 - 45*t^8 - 45*t^7 - 45*t^6 - 45*t^5 - 45*t^4 - 45*t^3 - 45*t^2 - 45*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)/(1035*t^18 - 45*t^17 - 45*t^16 - 45*t^15 - 45*t^14 - 45*t^13 - 45*t^12 - 45*t^11 - 45*t^10 - 45*t^9 - 45*t^8 - 45*t^7 - 45*t^6 - 45*t^5 - 45*t^4 - 45*t^3 - 45*t^2 - 45*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 12 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170766 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-46*x)).

Sequence in context: A167862 A167978 A168724 * A168820 A168868 A168916

Adjacent sequences: A168769 A168770 A168771 * A168773 A168774 A168775

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved