A169055 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 42 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^24 = I.

1, 42, 1722, 70602, 2894682, 118681962, 4865960442, 199504378122, 8179679503002, 335366859623082, 13750041244546362, 563751691026400842, 23113819332082434522, 947666592615379815402, 38854330297230572431482

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170761, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 24: a(24) = 521528438303858449055689440866550287421, A170761(24) = 521528438303858449055689440866550288282. - 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 (40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, -820).

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)/(820*t^24 - 40*t^23 - 40*t^22 - 40*t^21 - 40*t^20 - 40*t^19 - 40*t^18 - 40*t^17 - 40*t^16 - 40*t^15 - 40*t^14 - 40*t^13 - 40*t^12 - 40*t^11 - 40*t^10 - 40*t^9 - 40*t^8 - 40*t^7 - 40*t^6 - 40*t^5 - 40*t^4 - 40*t^3 - 40*t^2 - 40*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170761 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-41*x)).

Sequence in context: A168911 A168959 A169007 * A169103 A169151 A169199

Adjacent sequences: A169052 A169053 A169054 * A169056 A169057 A169058

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved