A170305 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 8 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^42 = I.

1, 8, 56, 392, 2744, 19208, 134456, 941192, 6588344, 46118408, 322828856, 2259801992, 15818613944, 110730297608, 775112083256, 5425784582792, 37980492079544, 265863444556808, 1861044111897656, 13027308783283592

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003950, 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..19.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, -21).

Formula

G.f. (t^42 + 2*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)/(21*t^42 - 6*t^41 - 6*t^40 - 6*t^39 - 6*t^38 - 6*t^37 - 6*t^36

- 6*t^35 - 6*t^34 - 6*t^33 - 6*t^32 - 6*t^31 - 6*t^30 - 6*t^29 - 6*t^28

- 6*t^27 - 6*t^26 - 6*t^25 - 6*t^24 - 6*t^23 - 6*t^22 - 6*t^21 - 6*t^20

- 6*t^19 - 6*t^18 - 6*t^17 - 6*t^16 - 6*t^15 - 6*t^14 - 6*t^13 - 6*t^12

- 6*t^11 - 6*t^10 - 6*t^9 - 6*t^8 - 6*t^7 - 6*t^6 - 6*t^5 - 6*t^4 -

6*t^3 - 6*t^2 - 6*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{42, 21, -6}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 10 2023 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170161 A170209 A170257 * A170353 A170401 A170449

Adjacent sequences: A170302 A170303 A170304 * A170306 A170307 A170308

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved