A168876 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 7 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^21 = I.

1, 7, 42, 252, 1512, 9072, 54432, 326592, 1959552, 11757312, 70543872, 423263232, 2539579392, 15237476352, 91424858112, 548549148672, 3291294892032, 19747769352192, 118486616113152, 710919696678912, 4265518180073472

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003949, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 21: a(21) = 25593109080440811, A003949(21) = 25593109080440832. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 04 2011

Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..20.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, -15).

Formula

G.f.: (t^21 + 2*t^20 + 2*t^19 + 2*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)/(15*t^21 - 5*t^20 - 5*t^19 - 5*t^18 - 5*t^17 - 5*t^16 - 5*t^15 - 5*t^14 - 5*t^13 - 5*t^12 - 5*t^11 - 5*t^10 - 5*t^9 - 5*t^8 - 5*t^7 - 5*t^6 - 5*t^5 - 5*t^4 - 5*t^3 - 5*t^2 - 5*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A003949 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-6*x)).

Sequence in context: A168732 A168780 A168828 * A168924 A168972 A169020

Adjacent sequences: A168873 A168874 A168875 * A168877 A168878 A168879

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved