A169229 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 24 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 24, 552, 12696, 292008, 6716184, 154472232, 3552861336, 81715810728, 1879463646744, 43227663875112, 994236269127576, 22867434189934248, 525950986368487704, 12096872686475217192, 278228071788929995416

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170743, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 140237065093090549238542722353423516052, A170743(28) = 140237065093090549238542722353423516328. - 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 (22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, -253).

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)/(253*t^28 - 22*t^27 - 22*t^26 - 22*t^25 - 22*t^24 - 22*t^23 - 22*t^22 - 22*t^21 - 22*t^20 - 22*t^19 - 22*t^18 - 22*t^17 - 22*t^16 - 22*t^15 - 22*t^14 - 22*t^13 - 22*t^12 - 22*t^11 - 22*t^10 - 22*t^9 - 22*t^8 - 22*t^7 - 22*t^6 - 22*t^5 - 22*t^4 - 22*t^3 - 22*t^2 - 22*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170743 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-23*x)).

Sequence in context: A169085 A169133 A169181 * A169277 A169325 A169373

Adjacent sequences: A169226 A169227 A169228 * A169230 A169231 A169232

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved