A169032 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 19 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = 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 24: a(24) = 1412606558666416630353056759637, A170738(24) = 1412606558666416630353056759808. - 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..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, 17, -153).

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)/(153*t^24 - 17*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).

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A168888 A168936 A168984 * A169080 A169128 A169176

Adjacent sequences: A169029 A169030 A169031 * A169033 A169034 A169035

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved