A168988 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 23 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^23 = I.

1, 23, 506, 11132, 244904, 5387888, 118533536, 2607737792, 57370231424, 1262145091328, 27767192009216, 610878224202752, 13439320932460544, 295665060514131968, 6504631331310903296, 143101889288839872512

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170742, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 23: a(23) = 7852841179377049820122874642179, A170742(23) = 7852841179377049820122874642432. - 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 (21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, -231).

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)/(231*t^23 - 21*t^22 - 21*t^21 - 21*t^20 - 21*t^19 - 21*t^18 - 21*t^17 - 21*t^16 - 21*t^15 - 21*t^14 - 21*t^13 - 21*t^12 - 21*t^11 - 21*t^10 - 21*t^9 - 21*t^8 - 21*t^7 - 21*t^6 - 21*t^5 - 21*t^4 - 21*t^3 - 21*t^2 - 21*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{23, 231, -21}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 28 2018 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170742 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-22*x)).

Sequence in context: A168844 A168892 A168940 * A169036 A169084 A169132

Adjacent sequences: A168985 A168986 A168987 * A168989 A168990 A168991

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved