A169174 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 17 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^27 = I.

1, 17, 272, 4352, 69632, 1114112, 17825792, 285212672, 4563402752, 73014444032, 1168231104512, 18691697672192, 299067162755072, 4785074604081152, 76561193665298432, 1224979098644774912, 19599665578316398592

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170736, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 27: a(27) = 344800963262078397207103271862136, A170736(27) = 344800963262078397207103271862272. - 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 (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, -120).

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)/(120*t^27 - 15*t^26 - 15*t^25 - 15*t^24 - 15*t^23 - 15*t^22 - 15*t^21 - 15*t^20 - 15*t^19 - 15*t^18 - 15*t^17 - 15*t^16 - 15*t^15 - 15*t^14 - 15*t^13 - 15*t^12 - 15*t^11 - 15*t^10 - 15*t^9 - 15*t^8 - 15*t^7 - 15*t^6 - 15*t^5 - 15*t^4 - 15*t^3 - 15*t^2 - 15*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{27, 120, -15}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 06 2020 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170736 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-16*x)).

Sequence in context: A169030 A169078 A169126 * A169222 A169270 A169318

Adjacent sequences: A169171 A169172 A169173 * A169175 A169176 A169177

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved