A170254 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 5 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^41 = I.

1, 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280, 5120, 20480, 81920, 327680, 1310720, 5242880, 20971520, 83886080, 335544320, 1342177280, 5368709120, 21474836480, 85899345920, 343597383680, 1374389534720, 5497558138880, 21990232555520, 87960930222080

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003947, 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..23.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, -6).

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)/(6*t^41 - 3*t^40 - 3*t^39 - 3*t^38 - 3*t^37 - 3*t^36 - 3*t^35 -

3*t^34 - 3*t^33 - 3*t^32 - 3*t^31 - 3*t^30 - 3*t^29 - 3*t^28 - 3*t^27 -

3*t^26 - 3*t^25 - 3*t^24 - 3*t^23 - 3*t^22 - 3*t^21 - 3*t^20 - 3*t^19 -

3*t^18 - 3*t^17 - 3*t^16 - 3*t^15 - 3*t^14 - 3*t^13 - 3*t^12 - 3*t^11 -

3*t^10 - 3*t^9 - 3*t^8 - 3*t^7 - 3*t^6 - 3*t^5 - 3*t^4 - 3*t^3 - 3*t^2 -

3*t + 1)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[40]]+t^41+1, den=Total[-3 t^Range[40]]+6t^41+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 10 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170110 A170158 A170206 * A170302 A170350 A170398

Adjacent sequences: A170251 A170252 A170253 * A170255 A170256 A170257

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved