A169425 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 28 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^32 = I.

1, 28, 756, 20412, 551124, 14880348, 401769396, 10847773692, 292889889684, 7908027021468, 213516729579636, 5764951698650172, 155653695863554644, 4202649788315975388, 113471544284531335476, 3063731695682346057852

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170747, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement is at index 32, the difference is 378. - 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 (26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, -351).

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)/(351*t^32 - 26*t^31 - 26*t^30 - 26*t^29 - 26*t^28 - 26*t^27 - 26*t^26 - 26*t^25 - 26*t^24 - 26*t^23 - 26*t^22 - 26*t^21 - 26*t^20 - 26*t^19 - 26*t^18 - 26*t^17 - 26*t^16 - 26*t^15 - 26*t^14 - 26*t^13 - 26*t^12 - 26*t^11 - 26*t^10 - 26*t^9 - 26*t^8 - 26*t^7 - 26*t^6 - 26*t^5 - 26*t^4 - 26*t^3 - 26*t^2 - 26*t + 1).

G.f.: (1+2*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+x^32)/(1-26*sum(k=1..31, x^k)+351*x^32).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170747 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-27*x) ).

Sequence in context: A169281 A169329 A169377 * A169473 A169521 A169569

Adjacent sequences: A169422 A169423 A169424 * A169426 A169427 A169428

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved