A169022 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 9 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 9, 72, 576, 4608, 36864, 294912, 2359296, 18874368, 150994944, 1207959552, 9663676416, 77309411328, 618475290624, 4947802324992, 39582418599936, 316659348799488, 2533274790395904, 20266198323167232, 162129586585337856

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003951, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 5312662293228350865372, A003951(24) = 5312662293228350865408. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 20 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..19.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, -28).

Formula

G.f.: (t^24 + 2*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)/(28*t^24 - 7*t^23 - 7*t^22 - 7*t^21 - 7*t^20 - 7*t^19 - 7*t^18 - 7*t^17 - 7*t^16 - 7*t^15 - 7*t^14 - 7*t^13 - 7*t^12 - 7*t^11 - 7*t^10 - 7*t^9 - 7*t^8 - 7*t^7 - 7*t^6 - 7*t^5 - 7*t^4 - 7*t^3 - 7*t^2 - 7*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{24, 28, -7}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 13 2018 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003951 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-8*x)).

Sequence in context: A168878 A168926 A168974 * A169070 A169118 A169166

Adjacent sequences: A169019 A169020 A169021 * A169023 A169024 A169025

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved