A168970 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^23 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383680, 1374389534720, 5497558138880, 21990232555520, 87960930222070

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003947, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 23: a(23) = 87960930222070, A003947(23) = 87960930222080. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 19 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..23.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, -6).

Formula

G.f.: (t^23 + 2*t^22 + 2*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)/(6*t^23 - 3*t^22 - 3*t^21 - 3*t^20 - 3*t^19 - 3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 - 3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 - 3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 - 3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 - 3*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A003947 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-4*x)).

Sequence in context: A168826 A168874 A168922 * A169018 A169066 A169114

Adjacent sequences: A168967 A168968 A168969 * A168971 A168972 A168973

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved