A169039 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 26, 650, 16250, 406250, 10156250, 253906250, 6347656250, 158691406250, 3967285156250, 99182128906250, 2479553222656250, 61988830566406250, 1549720764160156250, 38743019104003906250, 968575477600097656250

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170745, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 3694822225952520966529846191405925, A170745(24) = 3694822225952520966529846191406250. - 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 (24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, -300).

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)/(300*t^24 - 24*t^23 - 24*t^22 - 24*t^21 - 24*t^20 - 24*t^19 - 24*t^18 - 24*t^17 - 24*t^16 - 24*t^15 - 24*t^14 - 24*t^13 - 24*t^12 - 24*t^11 - 24*t^10 - 24*t^9 - 24*t^8 - 24*t^7 - 24*t^6 - 24*t^5 - 24*t^4 - 24*t^3 - 24*t^2 - 24*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{24, 300, -24}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 14 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170745 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-25*x)).

Sequence in context: A168895 A168943 A168991 * A169087 A169135 A169183

Adjacent sequences: A169036 A169037 A169038 * A169040 A169041 A169042

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved