A170218 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 17 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^40 = I.

1, 17, 272, 4352, 69632, 1114112, 17825792, 285212672, 4563402752, 73014444032, 1168231104512, 18691697672192, 299067162755072, 4785074604081152, 76561193665298432, 1224979098644774912, 19599665578316398592

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170736, 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..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, -120).

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)/(120*t^40 - 15*t^39 - 15*t^38 - 15*t^37 - 15*t^36 - 15*t^35 - 15*t^34

- 15*t^33 - 15*t^32 - 15*t^31 - 15*t^30 - 15*t^29 - 15*t^28 - 15*t^27 -

15*t^26 - 15*t^25 - 15*t^24 - 15*t^23 - 15*t^22 - 15*t^21 - 15*t^20 -

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

15*t^12 - 15*t^11 - 15*t^10 - 15*t^9 - 15*t^8 - 15*t^7 - 15*t^6 - 15*t^5

- 15*t^4 - 15*t^3 - 15*t^2 - 15*t + 1)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170074 A170122 A170170 * A170266 A170314 A170362

Adjacent sequences: A170215 A170216 A170217 * A170219 A170220 A170221

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved