A169099 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 38 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^25 = 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 25: a(25) = 1646739770225347068213871371166340459815, A170757(25) = 1646739770225347068213871371166340460518. - 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..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, 36, -666).

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)/(666*t^25 - 36*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).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[24]]+t^25+1, den=Total[-36 t^Range[24]]+666t^25+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 20}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 26 2012 *)

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A168955 A169003 A169051 * A169147 A169195 A169243

Adjacent sequences: A169096 A169097 A169098 * A169100 A169101 A169102

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved