A169417 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^32 = 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 is at index 32, the difference is 190. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 27 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, 18, -171).

Formula

G.f.: (t^32 + 2*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^32 - 18*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).

G.f.: (1+2*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+x^32)/(1-18*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+171*x^32).

Mathematica

coxG[{32, 171, -18}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 16 2024 *)

Crossrefs

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

Sequence in context: A169273 A169321 A169369 * A169465 A169513 A169561

Adjacent sequences: A169414 A169415 A169416 * A169418 A169419 A169420

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved