A170306 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 9 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^42 = I.

1, 9, 72, 576, 4608, 36864, 294912, 2359296, 18874368, 150994944, 1207959552, 9663676416, 77309411328, 618475290624, 4947802324992, 39582418599936, 316659348799488, 2533274790395904, 20266198323167232, 162129586585337856

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A003951, 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 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, -28).

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)/(28*t^42 - 7*t^41 - 7*t^40 - 7*t^39 - 7*t^38 - 7*t^37 - 7*t^36

- 7*t^35 - 7*t^34 - 7*t^33 - 7*t^32 - 7*t^31 - 7*t^30 - 7*t^29 - 7*t^28

- 7*t^27 - 7*t^26 - 7*t^25 - 7*t^24 - 7*t^23 - 7*t^22 - 7*t^21 - 7*t^20

- 7*t^19 - 7*t^18 - 7*t^17 - 7*t^16 - 7*t^15 - 7*t^14 - 7*t^13 - 7*t^12

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

7*t^3 - 7*t^2 - 7*t + 1)

Mathematica

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[41]]+t^42+1, den=Total[-7 t^Range[41]]+28t^42+1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 30}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 28 2011 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170162 A170210 A170258 * A170354 A170402 A170450

Adjacent sequences: A170303 A170304 A170305 * A170307 A170308 A170309

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved