A169173 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 16 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^27 = 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 27: a(27) = 60602803905701637268066406249880, A170735(27) = 60602803905701637268066406250000. - Klaus Brockhaus, May 07 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, 14, -105).

Formula

G.f.: (t^27 + 2*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^27 - 14*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).

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A169029 A169077 A169125 * A169221 A169269 A169317

Adjacent sequences: A169170 A169171 A169172 * A169174 A169175 A169176

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved