A169373 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 24 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^31 = I.

1, 24, 552, 12696, 292008, 6716184, 154472232, 3552861336, 81715810728, 1879463646744, 43227663875112, 994236269127576, 22867434189934248, 525950986368487704, 12096872686475217192, 278228071788929995416

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170743, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 31: a(31) = 1706264370987632712585349302874103923162500, A170743(31) = 1706264370987632712585349302874103923162776. - 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 (22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, -253).

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)/(253*t^31 - 22*t^30 - 22*t^29 - 22*t^28 - 22*t^27 - 22*t^26 - 22*t^25 - 22*t^24 - 22*t^23 - 22*t^22 - 22*t^21 - 22*t^20 - 22*t^19 - 22*t^18 - 22*t^17 - 22*t^16 - 22*t^15 - 22*t^14 - 22*t^13 - 22*t^12 - 22*t^11 - 22*t^10 - 22*t^9 - 22*t^8 - 22*t^7 - 22*t^6 - 22*t^5 - 22*t^4 - 22*t^3 - 22*t^2 - 22*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170743 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-23*x)).

Sequence in context: A169229 A169277 A169325 * A169421 A169469 A169517

Adjacent sequences: A169370 A169371 A169372 * A169374 A169375 A169376

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved