A170205 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^40 = 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, 2, 2, 2, -3).

Formula

G.f. (t^40 + 2*t^39 + 2*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)/(3*t^40

- 2*t^39 - 2*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)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[39]]+t^40+1, den=Total[-2 t^Range[39]]+3t^40+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 26 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170061 A170109 A170157 * A170253 A170301 A170349

Adjacent sequences: A170202 A170203 A170204 * A170206 A170207 A170208

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved