A169033 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 20, 380, 7220, 137180, 2606420, 49521980, 940917620, 17877434780, 339671260820, 6453753955580, 122621325156020, 2329805177964380, 44266298381323220, 841059669245141180, 15980133715657682420

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170739, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 5156592558906154544964521344990, A170739(24) = 5156592558906154544964521345180. - 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 (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, -171).

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)/(171*t^24 - 18*t^23 - 18*t^22 - 18*t^21 - 18*t^20 - 18*t^19 - 18*t^18 - 18*t^17 - 18*t^16 - 18*t^15 - 18*t^14 - 18*t^13 - 18*t^12 - 18*t^11 - 18*t^10 - 18*t^9 - 18*t^8 - 18*t^7 - 18*t^6 - 18*t^5 - 18*t^4 - 18*t^3 - 18*t^2 - 18*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{24, 171, -18}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 18 2023 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170739 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-19*x)).

Sequence in context: A168889 A168937 A168985 * A169081 A169129 A169177

Adjacent sequences: A169030 A169031 A169032 * A169034 A169035 A169036

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved