A170113 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 8 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^38 = I.

1, 8, 56, 392, 2744, 19208, 134456, 941192, 6588344, 46118408, 322828856, 2259801992, 15818613944, 110730297608, 775112083256, 5425784582792, 37980492079544, 265863444556808, 1861044111897656, 13027308783283592

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003950, 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..19.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, -21).

Formula

G.f. (t^38 + 2*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)/(21*t^38 - 6*t^37 -

6*t^36 - 6*t^35 - 6*t^34 - 6*t^33 - 6*t^32 - 6*t^31 - 6*t^30 - 6*t^29 -

6*t^28 - 6*t^27 - 6*t^26 - 6*t^25 - 6*t^24 - 6*t^23 - 6*t^22 - 6*t^21 -

6*t^20 - 6*t^19 - 6*t^18 - 6*t^17 - 6*t^16 - 6*t^15 - 6*t^14 - 6*t^13 -

6*t^12 - 6*t^11 - 6*t^10 - 6*t^9 - 6*t^8 - 6*t^7 - 6*t^6 - 6*t^5 - 6*t^4

- 6*t^3 - 6*t^2 - 6*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{38, 21, -6}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 07 2017 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A169549 A170017 A170065 * A170161 A170209 A170257

Adjacent sequences: A170110 A170111 A170112 * A170114 A170115 A170116

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved