A170061 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^37 = I.

1, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, 972, 2916, 8748, 26244, 78732, 236196, 708588, 2125764, 6377292, 19131876, 57395628, 172186884, 516560652, 1549681956, 4649045868, 13947137604, 41841412812, 125524238436, 376572715308, 1129718145924

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003946, 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..25.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, -3).

Formula

G.f. (t^37 + 2*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)/(3*t^37 - 2*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)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[36]]+t^37+1, den=Total[-2 t^Range[36]]+3t^37+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 20 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A169497 A169545 A170013 * A170109 A170157 A170205

Adjacent sequences: A170058 A170059 A170060 * A170062 A170063 A170064

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved