A169317 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 16 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^30 = I.

1, 16, 240, 3600, 54000, 810000, 12150000, 182250000, 2733750000, 41006250000, 615093750000, 9226406250000, 138396093750000, 2075941406250000, 31139121093750000, 467086816406250000, 7006302246093750000

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170735, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 30: a(30) = 204534463181743025779724121093749880, A170735(30) = 204534463181743025779724121093750000. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 22 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, -105).

Formula

G.f.: (t^30 + 2*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)/(105*t^30 - 14*t^29 - 14*t^28 - 14*t^27 - 14*t^26 - 14*t^25 - 14*t^24 - 14*t^23 - 14*t^22 - 14*t^21 - 14*t^20 - 14*t^19 - 14*t^18 - 14*t^17 - 14*t^16 - 14*t^15 - 14*t^14 - 14*t^13 - 14*t^12 - 14*t^11 - 14*t^10 - 14*t^9 - 14*t^8 - 14*t^7 - 14*t^6 - 14*t^5 - 14*t^4 - 14*t^3 - 14*t^2 - 14*t + 1).

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[29]]+t^30+1, den=Total[-14 t^Range[29]]+ 105t^30+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 20}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 21 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170735 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-15*x)).

Sequence in context: A169173 A169221 A169269 * A169365 A169413 A169461

Adjacent sequences: A169314 A169315 A169316 * A169318 A169319 A169320

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved