A169209 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, 972, 2916, 8748, 26244, 78732, 236196, 708588, 2125764, 6377292, 19131876, 57395628, 172186884, 516560652, 1549681956, 4649045868, 13947137604, 41841412812, 125524238436, 376572715308, 1129718145924

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003946, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 30502389939942, A003946(28) = 30502389939948. - Klaus Brockhaus, May 24 2011

Computed with Magma using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..25.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, -3).

Formula

G.f.: (t^28 + 2*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)/(3*t^28 - 2*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).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[27]]+t^28+1, den=Total[-2 t^Range[27]]+3t^28+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 20 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003946 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-3*x)).

Sequence in context: A052156 A169113 A169161 * A169257 A169305 A169353

Adjacent sequences: A169206 A169207 A169208 * A169210 A169211 A169212

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved