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A168689
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 12 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^17 = I.
1
1, 12, 132, 1452, 15972, 175692, 1932612, 21258732, 233846052, 2572306572, 28295372292, 311249095212, 3423740047332, 37661140520652, 414272545727172, 4556998002998892, 50126978032987812, 551396758362865866
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A003954, although the two sequences are eventually different.
First disagreement at index 17: a(17) = 551396758362865866, A003954(17) = 551396758362865932. - Klaus Brockhaus, Mar 30 2011
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, -55).
FORMULA
G.f.: (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)/ (55*t^17 - 10*t^16 - 10*t^15 - 10*t^14 - 10*t^13 - 10*t^12 - 10*t^11 - 10*t^10 - 10*t^9 - 10*t^8 - 10*t^7 - 10*t^6 - 10*t^5 - 10*t^4 - 10*t^3 - 10*t^2 - 10*t + 1).
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(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)/(55*t^17 - 10*t^16 - 10*t^15 - 10*t^14 - 10*t^13 - 10*t^12 - 10*t^11 - 10*t^10 - 10*t^9 - 10*t^8 - 10*t^7 - 10*t^6 - 10*t^5 - 10*t^4 - 10*t^3 - 10*t^2 - 10*t + 1), {t, 0, 50}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Aug 03 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A003954 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-11*x)).
Sequence in context: A167665 A167916 A003954 * A168737 A168785 A168833
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved