A170125 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 20 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^38 = I.

1, 20, 380, 7220, 137180, 2606420, 49521980, 940917620, 17877434780, 339671260820, 6453753955580, 122621325156020, 2329805177964380, 44266298381323220, 841059669245141180, 15980133715657682420

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170739, 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..15.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, -171).

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)/(171*t^38 - 18*t^37 -

18*t^36 - 18*t^35 - 18*t^34 - 18*t^33 - 18*t^32 - 18*t^31 - 18*t^30 -

18*t^29 - 18*t^28 - 18*t^27 - 18*t^26 - 18*t^25 - 18*t^24 - 18*t^23 -

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

18*t^15 - 18*t^14 - 18*t^13 - 18*t^12 - 18*t^11 - 18*t^10 - 18*t^9 -

18*t^8 - 18*t^7 - 18*t^6 - 18*t^5 - 18*t^4 - 18*t^3 - 18*t^2 - 18*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{38, 171, -18}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 07 2017 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A169561 A170029 A170077 * A170173 A170221 A170269

Adjacent sequences: A170122 A170123 A170124 * A170126 A170127 A170128

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved