A170402 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 9 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^44 = 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, 7, 7, -28).

Formula

G.f. (t^44 + 2*t^43 + 2*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^44 - 7*t^43 - 7*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)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170258 A170306 A170354 * A170450 A170498 A170546

Adjacent sequences: A170399 A170400 A170401 * A170403 A170404 A170405

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved