A169125 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 16 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^26 = I.

1, 16, 240, 3600, 54000, 810000, 12150000, 182250000, 2733750000, 41006250000, 615093750000, 9226406250000, 138396093750000, 2075941406250000, 31139121093750000, 467086816406250000, 7006302246093750000

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170735, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 26: a(26) = 4040186927046775817871093749880, A170735(26) = 4040186927046775817871093750000. - 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..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, -105).

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)/(105*t^26 - 14*t^25 - 14*t^24 - 14*t^23 - 14*t^22 - 14*t^21 - 14*t^20 - 14*t^19 - 14*t^18 - 14*t^17 - 14*t^16 - 14*t^15 - 14*t^14 - 14*t^13 - 14*t^12 - 14*t^11 - 14*t^10 - 14*t^9 - 14*t^8 - 14*t^7 - 14*t^6 - 14*t^5 - 14*t^4 - 14*t^3 - 14*t^2 - 14*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{26, 105, -14}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 18 2018 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170735 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-15*x)).

Sequence in context: A168981 A169029 A169077 * A169173 A169221 A169269

Adjacent sequences: A169122 A169123 A169124 * A169126 A169127 A169128

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved