A169051 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 38 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 38, 1406, 52022, 1924814, 71218118, 2635070366, 97497603542, 3607411331054, 133474219248998, 4938546112212926, 182726206151878262, 6760869627619495694, 250152176221921340678, 9255630520211089605086

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170757, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 44506480276360731573347874896387579311, A170757(24) = 44506480276360731573347874896387580014. - 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..14.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, -666).

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)/(666*t^24 - 36*t^23 - 36*t^22 - 36*t^21 - 36*t^20 - 36*t^19 - 36*t^18 - 36*t^17 - 36*t^16 - 36*t^15 - 36*t^14 - 36*t^13 - 36*t^12 - 36*t^11 - 36*t^10 - 36*t^9 - 36*t^8 - 36*t^7 - 36*t^6 - 36*t^5 - 36*t^4 - 36*t^3 - 36*t^2 - 36*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170757 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-37*x)).

Sequence in context: A168907 A168955 A169003 * A169099 A169147 A169195

Adjacent sequences: A169048 A169049 A169050 * A169052 A169053 A169054

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved