A169184 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 27 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^27 = I.

1, 27, 702, 18252, 474552, 12338352, 320797152, 8340725952, 216858874752, 5638330743552, 146596599332352, 3811511582641152, 99099301148669952, 2576581829865418752, 66991127576500887552, 1741769316989023076352

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170746, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 27: a(27) = 166215228665593247391510205786805501601, A170746(27) = 166215228665593247391510205786805501952. - 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 (25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, -325).

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)/(325*t^27 - 25*t^26 - 25*t^25 - 25*t^24 - 25*t^23 - 25*t^22 - 25*t^21 - 25*t^20 - 25*t^19 - 25*t^18 - 25*t^17 - 25*t^16 - 25*t^15 - 25*t^14 - 25*t^13 - 25*t^12 - 25*t^11 - 25*t^10 - 25*t^9 - 25*t^8 - 25*t^7 - 25*t^6 - 25*t^5 - 25*t^4 - 25*t^3 - 25*t^2 - 25*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170746 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-26*x)).

Sequence in context: A169040 A169088 A169136 * A169232 A169280 A169328

Adjacent sequences: A169181 A169182 A169183 * A169185 A169186 A169187

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved