A169420 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 23 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^32 = I.

1, 23, 506, 11132, 244904, 5387888, 118533536, 2607737792, 57370231424, 1262145091328, 27767192009216, 610878224202752, 13439320932460544, 295665060514131968, 6504631331310903296, 143101889288839872512

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170742, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement is at index 32, the difference is 253. - 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 (21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, -231).

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)/(231*t^32 - 21*t^31 - 21*t^30 - 21*t^29 - 21*t^28 - 21*t^27 - 21*t^26 - 21*t^25 - 21*t^24 - 21*t^23 - 21*t^22 - 21*t^21 - 21*t^20 - 21*t^19 - 21*t^18 - 21*t^17 - 21*t^16 - 21*t^15 - 21*t^14 - 21*t^13 - 21*t^12 - 21*t^11 - 21*t^10 - 21*t^9 - 21*t^8 - 21*t^7 - 21*t^6 - 21*t^5 - 21*t^4 - 21*t^3 - 21*t^2 - 21*t + 1).

G.f.: (1+2*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+x^32)/(1-21*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+231*x^32).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170742 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-22*x) ).

Sequence in context: A169276 A169324 A169372 * A169468 A169516 A169564

Adjacent sequences: A169417 A169418 A169419 * A169421 A169422 A169423

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved