A170459 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 18 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^45 = I.

1, 18, 306, 5202, 88434, 1503378, 25557426, 434476242, 7386096114, 125563633938, 2134581776946, 36287890208082, 616894133537394, 10487200270135698, 178282404592306866, 3030800878069216722, 51523614927176684274

Offset

0,2

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170737, 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..16.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, -136).

Formula

G.f. (t^45 + 2*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)/(136*t^45 - 16*t^44 - 16*t^43 -

16*t^42 - 16*t^41 - 16*t^40 - 16*t^39 - 16*t^38 - 16*t^37 - 16*t^36 -

16*t^35 - 16*t^34 - 16*t^33 - 16*t^32 - 16*t^31 - 16*t^30 - 16*t^29 -

16*t^28 - 16*t^27 - 16*t^26 - 16*t^25 - 16*t^24 - 16*t^23 - 16*t^22 -

16*t^21 - 16*t^20 - 16*t^19 - 16*t^18 - 16*t^17 - 16*t^16 - 16*t^15 -

16*t^14 - 16*t^13 - 16*t^12 - 16*t^11 - 16*t^10 - 16*t^9 - 16*t^8 -

16*t^7 - 16*t^6 - 16*t^5 - 16*t^4 - 16*t^3 - 16*t^2 - 16*t + 1)

Mathematica

coxG[{45, 136, -16}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, May 01 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170315 A170363 A170411 * A170507 A170555 A170603

Adjacent sequences: A170456 A170457 A170458 * A170460 A170461 A170462

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved