A170253 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^41 = 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, 2, -3).

Formula

G.f. (t^41 + 2*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^41 - 2*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

coxG[{41, 3, -2, 30}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 27 2021 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170109 A170157 A170205 * A170301 A170349 A170397

Adjacent sequences: A170250 A170251 A170252 * A170254 A170255 A170256

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved