A168984 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 19 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^23 = I.

1, 19, 342, 6156, 110808, 1994544, 35901792, 646232256, 11632180608, 209379250944, 3768826516992, 67838877305856, 1221099791505408, 21979796247097344, 395636332447752192, 7121453984059539456

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170738, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 23: a(23) = 78478142148134257241836486485, A170738(23) = 78478142148134257241836486656. - 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, -153).

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)/(153*t^23 - 17*t^22 - 17*t^21 - 17*t^20 - 17*t^19 - 17*t^18 - 17*t^17 - 17*t^16 - 17*t^15 - 17*t^14 - 17*t^13 - 17*t^12 - 17*t^11 - 17*t^10 - 17*t^9 - 17*t^8 - 17*t^7 - 17*t^6 - 17*t^5 - 17*t^4 - 17*t^3 - 17*t^2 - 17*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{23, 153, -17}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 02 2017 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170738 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-18*x)).

Sequence in context: A168840 A168888 A168936 * A169032 A169080 A169128

Adjacent sequences: A168981 A168982 A168983 * A168985 A168986 A168987

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved