A169319 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 18 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^30 = I.

1, 18, 306, 5202, 88434, 1503378, 25557426, 434476242, 7386096114, 125563633938, 2134581776946, 36287890208082, 616894133537394, 10487200270135698, 178282404592306866, 3030800878069216722, 51523614927176684274

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170737, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 30: a(30) = 8675434297921516471645412854015290393, A170737(30) = 8675434297921516471645412854015290546. - 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 (16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, -136).

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)/(136*t^30 - 16*t^29 - 16*t^28 - 16*t^27 - 16*t^26 - 16*t^25 - 16*t^24 - 16*t^23 - 16*t^22 - 16*t^21 - 16*t^20 - 16*t^19 - 16*t^18 - 16*t^17 - 16*t^16 - 16*t^15 - 16*t^14 - 16*t^13 - 16*t^12 - 16*t^11 - 16*t^10 - 16*t^9 - 16*t^8 - 16*t^7 - 16*t^6 - 16*t^5 - 16*t^4 - 16*t^3 - 16*t^2 - 16*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{30, 136, -16}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 07 2021 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170737 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-17*x)).

Sequence in context: A169175 A169223 A169271 * A169367 A169415 A169463

Adjacent sequences: A169316 A169317 A169318 * A169320 A169321 A169322

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved