A168893 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 24 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^21 = I.

1, 24, 552, 12696, 292008, 6716184, 154472232, 3552861336, 81715810728, 1879463646744, 43227663875112, 994236269127576, 22867434189934248, 525950986368487704, 12096872686475217192, 278228071788929995416

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170743, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 21: a(21) = 41187739952030072230173484548, A170743(21) = 41187739952030072230173484824. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 05 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, -253).

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)/(253*t^21 - 22*t^20 - 22*t^19 - 22*t^18 - 22*t^17 - 22*t^16 - 22*t^15 - 22*t^14 - 22*t^13 - 22*t^12 - 22*t^11 - 22*t^10 - 22*t^9 - 22*t^8 - 22*t^7 - 22*t^6 - 22*t^5 - 22*t^4 - 22*t^3 - 22*t^2 - 22*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{21, 253, -22}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, May 31 2021 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170743 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-23*x)).

Sequence in context: A168749 A168797 A168845 * A168941 A168989 A169037

Adjacent sequences: A168890 A168891 A168892 * A168894 A168895 A168896

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved