A169149 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 40 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^26 = I.

1, 40, 1560, 60840, 2372760, 92537640, 3608967960, 140749750440, 5489240267160, 214080370419240, 8349134446350360, 325616243407664040, 12699033492898897560, 495262306223057004840, 19315229942699223188760

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170759, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 26: a(26) = 239152633166246561992208110750986988839180, A170759(26) = 239152633166246561992208110750986988839960. - 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..14.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, -741).

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)/(741*t^26 - 38*t^25 - 38*t^24 - 38*t^23 - 38*t^22 - 38*t^21 - 38*t^20 - 38*t^19 - 38*t^18 - 38*t^17 - 38*t^16 - 38*t^15 - 38*t^14 - 38*t^13 - 38*t^12 - 38*t^11 - 38*t^10 - 38*t^9 - 38*t^8 - 38*t^7 - 38*t^6 - 38*t^5 - 38*t^4 - 38*t^3 - 38*t^2 - 38*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[25]]+t^26+1, den=Total[ -38 t^Range[25]]+ 741t^26+1}, CoefficientList[Series[ num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 28 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170759 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-39*x)).

Sequence in context: A169005 A169053 A169101 * A169197 A169245 A169293

Adjacent sequences: A169146 A169147 A169148 * A169150 A169151 A169152

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved