A169229 Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 24 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^28 = I.

1, 24, 552, 12696, 292008, 6716184, 154472232, 3552861336, 81715810728, 1879463646744, 43227663875112, 994236269127576, 22867434189934248, 525950986368487704, 12096872686475217192, 278228071788929995416

Offset: 0

Author

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

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

The initial terms coincide with those of A170743, although the two sequences are eventually different.

First disagreement at index 28: a(28) = 140237065093090549238542722353423516052, A170743(28) = 140237065093090549238542722353423516328. - Klaus Brockhaus, May 24 2011

Computed with Magma using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.

Links

• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, -253).

Crossrefs

Cf. A170743 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-23*x)).

Formula

G.f.: (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)/(253*t^28 - 22*t^27 - 22*t^26 - 22*t^25 - 22*t^24 - 22*t^23 - 22*t^22 - 22*t^21 - 22*t^20 - 22*t^19 - 22*t^18 - 22*t^17 - 22*t^16 - 22*t^15 - 22*t^14 - 22*t^13 - 22*t^12 - 22*t^11 - 22*t^10 - 22*t^9 - 22*t^8 - 22*t^7 - 22*t^6 - 22*t^5 - 22*t^4 - 22*t^3 - 22*t^2 - 22*t + 1).