A168979 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 14 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^23 = I.

1, 14, 182, 2366, 30758, 399854, 5198102, 67575326, 878479238, 11420230094, 148462991222, 1930018885886, 25090245516518, 326173191714734, 4240251492291542, 55123269399790046, 716602502197270598

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170733, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 23: a(23) = 44965744291367971472203075, A170733(23) = 44965744291367971472203166. - 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..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, -78).

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)/(78*t^23 - 12*t^22 - 12*t^21 - 12*t^20 - 12*t^19 - 12*t^18 - 12*t^17 - 12*t^16 - 12*t^15 - 12*t^14 - 12*t^13 - 12*t^12 - 12*t^11 - 12*t^10 - 12*t^9 - 12*t^8 - 12*t^7 - 12*t^6 - 12*t^5 - 12*t^4 - 12*t^3 - 12*t^2 - 12*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170733 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-13*x)).

Sequence in context: A168835 A168883 A168931 * A169027 A169075 A169123

Adjacent sequences: A168976 A168977 A168978 * A168980 A168981 A168982

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved