A169369 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^31 = I.

1, 20, 380, 7220, 137180, 2606420, 49521980, 940917620, 17877434780, 339671260820, 6453753955580, 122621325156020, 2329805177964380, 44266298381323220, 841059669245141180, 15980133715657682420

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170739, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 31: a(31) = 4609332357943904300910190388118665867830, A170739(31) = 4609332357943904300910190388118665868020. - 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, -171).

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)/(171*t^31 - 18*t^30 - 18*t^29 - 18*t^28 - 18*t^27 - 18*t^26 - 18*t^25 - 18*t^24 - 18*t^23 - 18*t^22 - 18*t^21 - 18*t^20 - 18*t^19 - 18*t^18 - 18*t^17 - 18*t^16 - 18*t^15 - 18*t^14 - 18*t^13 - 18*t^12 - 18*t^11 - 18*t^10 - 18*t^9 - 18*t^8 - 18*t^7 - 18*t^6 - 18*t^5 - 18*t^4 - 18*t^3 - 18*t^2 - 18*t + 1).

Mathematica

coxG[{31, 171, -18}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 03 2015 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A170739 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-19*x)).

Sequence in context: A169225 A169273 A169321 * A169417 A169465 A169513

Adjacent sequences: A169366 A169367 A169368 * A169370 A169371 A169372

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved