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A168825
Number of reduced words of length n in Coxeter group on 4 generators S_i with relations (S_i)^2 = (S_i S_j)^20 = I.
1
1, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, 972, 2916, 8748, 26244, 78732, 236196, 708588, 2125764, 6377292, 19131876, 57395628, 172186884, 516560652, 1549681956, 4649045862, 13947137568, 41841412656, 125524237824, 376572713040, 1129718137824
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The initial terms coincide with those of A003946, although the two sequences are eventually different.
First disagreement at index 20: a(20) = 4649045862, A003946(20) = 4649045868. - Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 01 2011
Computed with MAGMA using commands similar to those used to compute A154638.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, -3).
FORMULA
G.f.: (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)/(3*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).
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(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)/(3*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), {t, 0, 100}], t] (* G. C. Greubel, Nov 22 2016 *)
coxG[{20, 3, -2, 30}] (* The coxG program is at A169452 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 03 2017 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A003946 (G.f.: (1+x)/(1-3*x)).
Sequence in context: A168681 A168729 A168777 * A168873 A168921 A168969
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
John Cannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2009
STATUS
approved