A169176 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 19 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^27 = I.

1, 19, 342, 6156, 110808, 1994544, 35901792, 646232256, 11632180608, 209379250944, 3768826516992, 67838877305856, 1221099791505408, 21979796247097344, 395636332447752192, 7121453984059539456

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170738, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 27: a(27) = 8238321450142541788219027023200085, A170738(27) = 8238321450142541788219027023200256. - 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, -153).

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)/(153*t^27 - 17*t^26 - 17*t^25 - 17*t^24 - 17*t^23 - 17*t^22 - 17*t^21 - 17*t^20 - 17*t^19 - 17*t^18 - 17*t^17 - 17*t^16 - 17*t^15 - 17*t^14 - 17*t^13 - 17*t^12 - 17*t^11 - 17*t^10 - 17*t^9 - 17*t^8 - 17*t^7 - 17*t^6 - 17*t^5 - 17*t^4 - 17*t^3 - 17*t^2 - 17*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{27, 153, -17}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 22 2020 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170738 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-18*x)).

Sequence in context: A169032 A169080 A169128 * A169224 A169272 A169320

Adjacent sequences: A169173 A169174 A169175 * A169177 A169178 A169179

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved