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A169439
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 42 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^32 = I.
0
1, 42, 1722, 70602, 2894682, 118681962, 4865960442, 199504378122, 8179679503002, 335366859623082, 13750041244546362, 563751691026400842, 23113819332082434522, 947666592615379815402, 38854330297230572431482
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A170761, although the two sequences are eventually different.
First disagreement is at index 32, the difference is 861. - Klaus Brockhaus, Jun 30 2011
Computed with Magma using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, -820).
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)/(820*t^32 - 40*t^31 - 40*t^30 - 40*t^29 - 40*t^28 - 40*t^27 - 40*t^26 - 40*t^25 - 40*t^24 - 40*t^23 - 40*t^22 - 40*t^21 - 40*t^20 - 40*t^19 - 40*t^18 - 40*t^17 - 40*t^16 - 40*t^15 - 40*t^14 - 40*t^13 - 40*t^12 - 40*t^11 - 40*t^10 - 40*t^9 - 40*t^8 - 40*t^7 - 40*t^6 - 40*t^5 - 40*t^4 - 40*t^3 - 40*t^2 - 40*t + 1).
G.f.: (1+2*sum(k=1..31,x^k)+x^32)/(1-40*sum(k=1..31,x^k)+820*x^32).
MATHEMATICA
coxG[{32, 820, -40}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 14 2021 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A170761 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-41*x) ).
Sequence in context: A169295 A169343 A169391 * A169487 A169535 A170003
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved