A169116 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 7 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^26 = I.

1, 7, 42, 252, 1512, 9072, 54432, 326592, 1959552, 11757312, 70543872, 423263232, 2539579392, 15237476352, 91424858112, 548549148672, 3291294892032, 19747769352192, 118486616113152, 710919696678912, 4265518180073472

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003949, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 26: a(26) = 199012016209507909611, A003949(26) = 199012016209507909632. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 30 2011

Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..20.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, -15).

Formula

G.f.: (t^26 + 2*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)/(15*t^26 - 5*t^25 - 5*t^24 - 5*t^23 - 5*t^22 - 5*t^21 - 5*t^20 - 5*t^19 - 5*t^18 - 5*t^17 - 5*t^16 - 5*t^15 - 5*t^14 - 5*t^13 - 5*t^12 - 5*t^11 - 5*t^10 - 5*t^9 - 5*t^8 - 5*t^7 - 5*t^6 - 5*t^5 - 5*t^4 - 5*t^3 - 5*t^2 - 5*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A003949 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-6*x)).

Sequence in context: A168972 A169020 A169068 * A169164 A169212 A169260

Adjacent sequences: A169113 A169114 A169115 * A169117 A169118 A169119

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved