Let f_n(x) be the generating function of Sum of (Chi{n-1,1)+1)^k with Chi_m\ u for all mu Then it follows from the character table (probably) that the denominator is \ predicible / n - 3 \ | --------' | |' | | | (-n x + 1) | | | (-i x + 1)| | | | | | | | | \ i = 1 / Hence the numerator is a polynomial of degree n-2 and can be written n - 2 ----- \ i ) P[i](n) x / ----- i = 0 where we conjecture that P[i](n) is a polynomial of n of degree 2*i 3 The numerator, up to, x , starts as (n - 1) (n - 2) x / 4 3 2 25 \ 2 1 - ----------------- + |1/8 n - 5/12 n + 3/8 n - -- n + 5| x 2 \ 12 / / 6 5 4 47 3 61 2 \ 3 + |-1/48 n + 1/48 n + 1/16 n + -- n - -- n - 11/2 n + 17| x \ 48 24 / This took, 1347.739, seconds.