A169356 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 7 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^31 = I.

1, 7, 42, 252, 1512, 9072, 54432, 326592, 1959552, 11757312, 70543872, 423263232, 2539579392, 15237476352, 91424858112, 548549148672, 3291294892032, 19747769352192, 118486616113152, 710919696678912, 4265518180073472

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003949, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 31: a(31) = 1547517438045133505298411, A003949(31) = 1547517438045133505298432. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 17 2011

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

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..20.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, -15).

Formula

G.f.: (t^31 + 2*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)/(15*t^31 - 5*t^30 - 5*t^29 - 5*t^28 - 5*t^27 - 5*t^26 - 5*t^25 - 5*t^24 - 5*t^23 - 5*t^22 - 5*t^21 - 5*t^20 - 5*t^19 - 5*t^18 - 5*t^17 - 5*t^16 - 5*t^15 - 5*t^14 - 5*t^13 - 5*t^12 - 5*t^11 - 5*t^10 - 5*t^9 - 5*t^8 - 5*t^7 - 5*t^6 - 5*t^5 - 5*t^4 - 5*t^3 - 5*t^2 - 5*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A003949 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-6*x)).

Sequence in context: A169212 A169260 A169308 * A169404 A169452 A169500

Adjacent sequences: A169353 A169354 A169355 * A169357 A169358 A169359

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved