A169365 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 16 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^31 = 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 31: a(31) = 3068016947726145386695861816406249880, A170735(31) = 3068016947726145386695861816406250000. - 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..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, 14, -105).

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)/(105*t^31 - 14*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).

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A169221 A169269 A169317 * A169413 A169461 A169509

Adjacent sequences: A169362 A169363 A169364 * A169366 A169367 A169368

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved