A169262 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 9 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^29 = I.

1, 9, 72, 576, 4608, 36864, 294912, 2359296, 18874368, 150994944, 1207959552, 9663676416, 77309411328, 618475290624, 4947802324992, 39582418599936, 316659348799488, 2533274790395904, 20266198323167232, 162129586585337856

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003951, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 29: a(29) = 174085318024506601157689308, A003951(29) = 174085318024506601157689344. - 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..19.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, -28).

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)/(28*t^29 - 7*t^28 - 7*t^27 - 7*t^26 - 7*t^25 - 7*t^24 - 7*t^23 - 7*t^22 - 7*t^21 - 7*t^20 - 7*t^19 - 7*t^18 - 7*t^17 - 7*t^16 - 7*t^15 - 7*t^14 - 7*t^13 - 7*t^12 - 7*t^11 - 7*t^10 - 7*t^9 - 7*t^8 - 7*t^7 - 7*t^6 - 7*t^5 - 7*t^4 - 7*t^3 - 7*t^2 - 7*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[28]]+t^29+1, den=Total[-7 t^Range[28]]+28t^29+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 03 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A003951 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-8*x)).

Sequence in context: A169118 A169166 A169214 * A169310 A169358 A169406

Adjacent sequences: A169259 A169260 A169261 * A169263 A169264 A169265

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved