A169082 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 21 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^25 = I.

1, 21, 420, 8400, 168000, 3360000, 67200000, 1344000000, 26880000000, 537600000000, 10752000000000, 215040000000000, 4300800000000000, 86016000000000000, 1720320000000000000, 34406400000000000000

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170740, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 25: a(25) = 352321535999999999999999999999790, A170740(25) = 352321536000000000000000000000000. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 25 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 (19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, -190).

Formula

G.f.: (t^25 + 2*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)/(190*t^25 - 19*t^24 - 19*t^23 - 19*t^22 - 19*t^21 - 19*t^20 - 19*t^19 - 19*t^18 - 19*t^17 - 19*t^16 - 19*t^15 - 19*t^14 - 19*t^13 - 19*t^12 - 19*t^11 - 19*t^10 - 19*t^9 - 19*t^8 - 19*t^7 - 19*t^6 - 19*t^5 - 19*t^4 - 19*t^3 - 19*t^2 - 19*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[0, 25]]-1-t^25, den=Total[-19 t^Range[24]] +190t^25+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 40}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 14 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170740 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-20*x)).

Sequence in context: A168938 A168986 A169034 * A169130 A169178 A169226

Adjacent sequences: A169079 A169080 A169081 * A169083 A169084 A169085

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved