A169185 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 28 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^27 = I.

1, 28, 756, 20412, 551124, 14880348, 401769396, 10847773692, 292889889684, 7908027021468, 213516729579636, 5764951698650172, 155653695863554644, 4202649788315975388, 113471544284531335476, 3063731695682346057852

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170747, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 27: a(27) = 459849691511298428094481098419859147714, A170747(27) = 459849691511298428094481098419859148092. - 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 (26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, -351).

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)/(351*t^27 - 26*t^26 - 26*t^25 - 26*t^24 - 26*t^23 - 26*t^22 - 26*t^21 - 26*t^20 - 26*t^19 - 26*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{27, 351, -26}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 25 2019 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170747 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-27*x)).

Sequence in context: A169041 A169089 A169137 * A169233 A169281 A169329

Adjacent sequences: A169182 A169183 A169184 * A169186 A169187 A169188

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved