A169228 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 23 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 23, 506, 11132, 244904, 5387888, 118533536, 2607737792, 57370231424, 1262145091328, 27767192009216, 610878224202752, 13439320932460544, 295665060514131968, 6504631331310903296, 143101889288839872512

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170742, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 40470653592955304018579490689226112771, A170742(28) = 40470653592955304018579490689226113024. - 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, -231).

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)/(231*t^28 - 21*t^27 - 21*t^26 - 21*t^25 - 21*t^24 - 21*t^23 - 21*t^22 - 21*t^21 - 21*t^20 - 21*t^19 - 21*t^18 - 21*t^17 - 21*t^16 - 21*t^15 - 21*t^14 - 21*t^13 - 21*t^12 - 21*t^11 - 21*t^10 - 21*t^9 - 21*t^8 - 21*t^7 - 21*t^6 - 21*t^5 - 21*t^4 - 21*t^3 - 21*t^2 - 21*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170742 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-22*x)).

Sequence in context: A169084 A169132 A169180 * A169276 A169324 A169372

Adjacent sequences: A169225 A169226 A169227 * A169229 A169230 A169231

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved