A169210 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383680, 1374389534720, 5497558138880, 21990232555520, 87960930222080

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003947, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 90071992547409910, A003947(28) = 90071992547409920. - 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..23.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, -6).

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)/(6*t^28 - 3*t^27 - 3*t^26 - 3*t^25 - 3*t^24 - 3*t^23 - 3*t^22 - 3*t^21 - 3*t^20 - 3*t^19 - 3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 - 3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 - 3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 - 3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 - 3*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[27]]+t^28+1, den=Total[-3 t^Range[27]]+6t^28+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 02 2014 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003947 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-4*x)).

Sequence in context: A169066 A169114 A169162 * A169258 A169306 A169354

Adjacent sequences: A169207 A169208 A169209 * A169211 A169212 A169213

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved