A170208 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 7 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^40 = I.

1, 7, 42, 252, 1512, 9072, 54432, 326592, 1959552, 11757312, 70543872, 423263232, 2539579392, 15237476352, 91424858112, 548549148672, 3291294892032, 19747769352192, 118486616113152, 710919696678912, 4265518180073472

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003949, 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..20.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, -15).

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)/(15*t^40 - 5*t^39 - 5*t^38 - 5*t^37 - 5*t^36 - 5*t^35 - 5*t^34 -

5*t^33 - 5*t^32 - 5*t^31 - 5*t^30 - 5*t^29 - 5*t^28 - 5*t^27 - 5*t^26 -

5*t^25 - 5*t^24 - 5*t^23 - 5*t^22 - 5*t^21 - 5*t^20 - 5*t^19 - 5*t^18 -

5*t^17 - 5*t^16 - 5*t^15 - 5*t^14 - 5*t^13 - 5*t^12 - 5*t^11 - 5*t^10 -

5*t^9 - 5*t^8 - 5*t^7 - 5*t^6 - 5*t^5 - 5*t^4 - 5*t^3 - 5*t^2 - 5*t + 1)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[39]]+t^40+1, den=Total[-5 t^Range[39]]+15t^40+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 19 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170064 A170112 A170160 * A170256 A170304 A170352

Adjacent sequences: A170205 A170206 A170207 * A170209 A170210 A170211

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved