A169087 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^25 = 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 25: a(25) = 92370555648813024163246154785155925, A170745(25) = 92370555648813024163246154785156250. - 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 (24, 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^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)/(300*t^25 - 24*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).

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A168943 A168991 A169039 * A169135 A169183 A169231

Adjacent sequences: A169084 A169085 A169086 * A169088 A169089 A169090

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved