A170014 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^36 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383680, 1374389534720, 5497558138880, 21990232555520, 87960930222080

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003947, although the two sequences are eventually different.

Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..23.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, -6).

Formula

G.f. (t^36 + 2*t^35 + 2*t^34 + 2*t^33 + 2*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)/(6*t^36 - 3*t^35 - 3*t^34 - 3*t^33 - 3*t^32 -

3*t^31 - 3*t^30 - 3*t^29 - 3*t^28 - 3*t^27 - 3*t^26 - 3*t^25 - 3*t^24 -

3*t^23 - 3*t^22 - 3*t^21 - 3*t^20 - 3*t^19 - 3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 -

3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 - 3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 -

3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 - 3*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{36, 6, -3, 30}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 09 2024 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A169450 A169498 A169546 * A170062 A170110 A170158

Adjacent sequences: A170011 A170012 A170013 * A170015 A170016 A170017

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved