A169135 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^26 = 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 26: a(26) = 2309263891220325604081153869628905925, A170745(26) = 2309263891220325604081153869628906250. - 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..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, 24, -300).

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)/(300*t^26 - 24*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).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[25]]+t^26+1, den=Total[-24 t^Range[25]]+300t^26+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 24 2013 *)

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A168991 A169039 A169087 * A169183 A169231 A169279

Adjacent sequences: A169132 A169133 A169134 * A169136 A169137 A169138

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved