A169041 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 28 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 28, 756, 20412, 551124, 14880348, 401769396, 10847773692, 292889889684, 7908027021468, 213516729579636, 5764951698650172, 155653695863554644, 4202649788315975388, 113471544284531335476, 3063731695682346057852

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170747, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 23362784713270254945612005203467546, A170747(24) = 23362784713270254945612005203467924. - 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 (26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, -351).

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)/(351*t^24 - 26*t^23 - 26*t^22 - 26*t^21 - 26*t^20 - 26*t^19 - 26*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{24, 351, -26}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 16 2019 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170747 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-27*x)).

Sequence in context: A168897 A168945 A168993 * A169089 A169137 A169185

Adjacent sequences: A169038 A169039 A169040 * A169042 A169043 A169044

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved