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A166690
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 38 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^12 = I.
2
1, 38, 1406, 52022, 1924814, 71218118, 2635070366, 97497603542, 3607411331054, 133474219248998, 4938546112212926, 182726206151878262, 6760869627619494991, 250152176221921288656, 9255630520211086718568
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A170757, although the two sequences are eventually different.
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, -666).
FORMULA
G.f.: (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)/(666*t^12 - 36*t^11 - 36*t^10 - 36*t^9 -36*t^8 -36*t^7 -36*t^6 - 36*t^5 - 36*t^4 - 36*t^3 - 36*t^2 - 36*t + 1).
G.f.: (1+x)*(1-x^12)/(1 -37*x +702*x^6 -666*x^7). - G. C. Greubel, Apr 26 2019
a(n) = -666*a(n-12) + 36*Sum_{k=1..11} a(n-k). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 06 2021
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1+x)*(1-x^12)/(1-37*x+702*x^6-666*x^7), {x, 0, 20}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, May 23 2016, modified Apr 26 2019 *)
coxG[{12, 666, -36}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* G. C. Greubel, Apr 26 2019 *)
PROG
(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^20)); Vec((1+x)*(1-x^12)/(1-37*x+702*x^6-666*x^7)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Apr 26 2019
(Magma) R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 20); Coefficients(R!( (1+x)*(1-x^12)/(1-37*x+702*x^6-666*x^7) )); // G. C. Greubel, Apr 26 2019
(Sage) ((1+x)*(1-x^12)/(1-37*x+702*x^6-666*x^7)).series(x, 20).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, Apr 26 2019
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A165687 A166170 A166432 * A167091 A167492 A167827
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved