A169223 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 18 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 18, 306, 5202, 88434, 1503378, 25557426, 434476242, 7386096114, 125563633938, 2134581776946, 36287890208082, 616894133537394, 10487200270135698, 178282404592306866, 3030800878069216722, 51523614927176684274

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170737, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 30018803799036389175243643093478361, A170737(28) = 30018803799036389175243643093478514. - 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..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, -136).

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)/(136*t^28 - 16*t^27 - 16*t^26 - 16*t^25 - 16*t^24 - 16*t^23 - 16*t^22 - 16*t^21 - 16*t^20 - 16*t^19 - 16*t^18 - 16*t^17 - 16*t^16 - 16*t^15 - 16*t^14 - 16*t^13 - 16*t^12 - 16*t^11 - 16*t^10 - 16*t^9 - 16*t^8 - 16*t^7 - 16*t^6 - 16*t^5 - 16*t^4 - 16*t^3 - 16*t^2 - 16*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170737 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-17*x)).

Sequence in context: A169079 A169127 A169175 * A169271 A169319 A169367

Adjacent sequences: A169220 A169221 A169222 * A169224 A169225 A169226

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved