A169233 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 28 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 28, 756, 20412, 551124, 14880348, 401769396, 10847773692, 292889889684, 7908027021468, 213516729579636, 5764951698650172, 155653695863554644, 4202649788315975388, 113471544284531335476, 3063731695682346057852

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170747, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 12415941670805057558550989657336196998106, A170747(28) = 12415941670805057558550989657336196998484. - 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 (26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, -351).

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)/(351*t^28 - 26*t^27 - 26*t^26 - 26*t^25 - 26*t^24 - 26*t^23 - 26*t^22 - 26*t^21 - 26*t^20 - 26*t^19 - 26*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170747 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-27*x)).

Sequence in context: A169089 A169137 A169185 * A169281 A169329 A169377

Adjacent sequences: A169230 A169231 A169232 * A169234 A169235 A169236

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved