A168773 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 48 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^18 = I.

1, 48, 2256, 106032, 4983504, 234224688, 11008560336, 517402335792, 24317909782224, 1142941759764528, 53718262708932816, 2524758347319842352, 118663642324032590544, 5577191189229531755568, 262127985893787992511696

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170767, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 18: a(18) = 1279100952334185285087465247848, A170767(18) = 1279100952334185285087465248976. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 25 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 (46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, -1081).

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)/(1081*t^18 - 46*t^17 - 46*t^16 - 46*t^15 - 46*t^14 - 46*t^13 - 46*t^12 - 46*t^11 - 46*t^10 - 46*t^9 - 46*t^8 - 46*t^7 - 46*t^6 - 46*t^5 - 46*t^4 - 46*t^3 - 46*t^2 - 46*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)/(1081*t^18 - 46*t^17 - 46*t^16 - 46*t^15 - 46*t^14 - 46*t^13 - 46*t^12 - 46*t^11 - 46*t^10 - 46*t^9 - 46*t^8 - 46*t^7 - 46*t^6 - 46*t^5 - 46*t^4 - 46*t^3 - 46*t^2 - 46*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 12 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170767 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-47*x)).

Sequence in context: A167863 A167980 A168725 * A168821 A168869 A168917

Adjacent sequences: A168770 A168771 A168772 * A168774 A168775 A168776

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved