A169375 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 26 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^31 = I.

1, 26, 650, 16250, 406250, 10156250, 253906250, 6347656250, 158691406250, 3967285156250, 99182128906250, 2479553222656250, 61988830566406250, 1549720764160156250, 38743019104003906250, 968575477600097656250

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170745, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 31: a(31) = 22551405187698492227355018258094787597655925, A170745(31) = 22551405187698492227355018258094787597656250. - 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 (24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, -300).

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)/(300*t^31 - 24*t^30 - 24*t^29 - 24*t^28 - 24*t^27 - 24*t^26 - 24*t^25 - 24*t^24 - 24*t^23 - 24*t^22 - 24*t^21 - 24*t^20 - 24*t^19 - 24*t^18 - 24*t^17 - 24*t^16 - 24*t^15 - 24*t^14 - 24*t^13 - 24*t^12 - 24*t^11 - 24*t^10 - 24*t^9 - 24*t^8 - 24*t^7 - 24*t^6 - 24*t^5 - 24*t^4 - 24*t^3 - 24*t^2 - 24*t + 1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170745 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-25*x)).

Sequence in context: A169231 A169279 A169327 * A169423 A169471 A169519

Adjacent sequences: A169372 A169373 A169374 * A169376 A169377 A169378

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved