A169276 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 23 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^29 = I.

1, 23, 506, 11132, 244904, 5387888, 118533536, 2607737792, 57370231424, 1262145091328, 27767192009216, 610878224202752, 13439320932460544, 295665060514131968, 6504631331310903296, 143101889288839872512

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170742, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 29: a(29) = 890354379045016688408748795162974486275, A170742(29) = 890354379045016688408748795162974486528. - 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, -231).

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)/(231*t^29 - 21*t^28 - 21*t^27 - 21*t^26 - 21*t^25 - 21*t^24 - 21*t^23 - 21*t^22 - 21*t^21 - 21*t^20 - 21*t^19 - 21*t^18 - 21*t^17 - 21*t^16 - 21*t^15 - 21*t^14 - 21*t^13 - 21*t^12 - 21*t^11 - 21*t^10 - 21*t^9 - 21*t^8 - 21*t^7 - 21*t^6 - 21*t^5 - 21*t^4 - 21*t^3 - 21*t^2 - 21*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[28]]+t^29+1, den=Total[-21 t^Range[28]]+ 231t^29+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 25 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170742 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-22*x)).

Sequence in context: A169132 A169180 A169228 * A169324 A169372 A169420

Adjacent sequences: A169273 A169274 A169275 * A169277 A169278 A169279

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved