A170507 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 18 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^46 = 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, 16, -136).

Formula

G.f. (t^46 + 2*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^46 - 16*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

With[{num=Total[2t^Range[45]]+t^46+1, den=Total[-16 t^Range[45]]+136t^46+ 1}, CoefficientList[Series[num/den, {t, 0, 20}], t]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 23 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A170363 A170411 A170459 * A170555 A170603 A170651

Adjacent sequences: A170504 A170505 A170506 * A170508 A170509 A170510

Keyword

nonn

Author

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

Status

approved