A169257 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^29 = I.

1, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, 972, 2916, 8748, 26244, 78732, 236196, 708588, 2125764, 6377292, 19131876, 57395628, 172186884, 516560652, 1549681956, 4649045868, 13947137604, 41841412812, 125524238436, 376572715308, 1129718145924

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003946, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 29: a(29) = 91507169819838, A003946(29) = 91507169819844. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 03 2011

Computed with Magma using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..25.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, -3).

Formula

G.f.: (t^29 + 2*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)/(3*t^29 - 2*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).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[28]]+t^29+1, den=Total[-2 t^Range[28]]+3t^29+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 26 2012 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003946 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-3*x)).

Sequence in context: A169113 A169161 A169209 * A169305 A169353 A169401

Adjacent sequences: A169254 A169255 A169256 * A169258 A169259 A169260

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved