A168971 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 6 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^23 = I.

1, 6, 30, 150, 750, 3750, 18750, 93750, 468750, 2343750, 11718750, 58593750, 292968750, 1464843750, 7324218750, 36621093750, 183105468750, 915527343750, 4577636718750, 22888183593750, 114440917968750, 572204589843750

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003948, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 23: a(23) = 14305114746093735, A003948(23) = 14305114746093750. - 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..21.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, -10).

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

Mathematica

coxG[{23, 10, -4, 30}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 26 2022 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003948 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-5*x)).

Sequence in context: A168827 A168875 A168923 * A169019 A169067 A169115

Adjacent sequences: A168968 A168969 A168970 * A168972 A168973 A168974

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved