A169243 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 38 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 38, 1406, 52022, 1924814, 71218118, 2635070366, 97497603542, 3607411331054, 133474219248998, 4938546112212926, 182726206151878262, 6760869627619495694, 250152176221921340678, 9255630520211089605086

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170757, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 83412309581224505046237226563688643346617551, A170757(28) = 83412309581224505046237226563688643346618254. - 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..14.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, -666).

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)/(666*t^28 - 36*t^27 - 36*t^26 - 36*t^25 - 36*t^24 - 36*t^23 - 36*t^22 - 36*t^21 - 36*t^20 - 36*t^19 - 36*t^18 - 36*t^17 - 36*t^16 - 36*t^15 - 36*t^14 - 36*t^13 - 36*t^12 - 36*t^11 - 36*t^10 - 36*t^9 - 36*t^8 - 36*t^7 - 36*t^6 - 36*t^5 - 36*t^4 - 36*t^3 - 36*t^2 - 36*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{28, 666, -36}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 22 2015 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170757 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-37*x)).

Sequence in context: A169099 A169147 A169195 * A169291 A169339 A169387

Adjacent sequences: A169240 A169241 A169242 * A169244 A169245 A169246

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved