Contributors |
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Preface |
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1 Exceptional Orthogonal Polynomials via Krai) Discrete Polynomials Antonio J. Duran |
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1.1 Background on classical and classical discrete polynomials |
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4 | (14) |
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1.1.1 Weights on the real line |
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4 | (1) |
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1.1.2 The three-term recurrence relation |
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5 | (1) |
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1.1.3 The classical orthogonal polynomial families |
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6 | (4) |
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1.1.4 Second-order differential operator |
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10 | (2) |
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1.1.5 Characterizations of the classical families of orthogonal polynomials |
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12 | (1) |
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1.1.6 The classical families and the basic quantum models |
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13 | (2) |
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1.1.7 The classical discrete families |
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15 | (3) |
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1.2 The Askey tableau. Krall and exceptional polynomials. Darboux Transforms |
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18 | (12) |
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18 | (3) |
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1.2.2 Krall and exceptional polynomials |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (5) |
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30 | (8) |
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30 | (2) |
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1.3.2 D-operators on the stage |
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32 | (5) |
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1.3.3 D-operators of type 2 |
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37 | (1) |
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1.4 Constructing Krall polynomials by using D-operators |
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38 | (10) |
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1.4.1 Back to the orthogonality |
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39 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Krall-Laguerre polynomials |
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40 | (2) |
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1.4.3 Krall discrete polynomials |
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42 | (6) |
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1.5 First expansion of the Askey tableau. Exceptional polynomials: discrete case |
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48 | (12) |
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1.5.1 Comparing the Krall continuous and discrete cases (roughly speaking): Darboux transform |
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48 | (2) |
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1.5.2 First expansion of the Askey tableau |
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50 | (3) |
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1.5.3 Exceptional polynomials |
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53 | (3) |
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1.5.4 Constructing exceptional discrete polynomials by using duality |
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56 | (4) |
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1.6 Exceptional polynomials: continuous case. Second expansion of the Askey tableau |
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60 | (8) |
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1.6.1 Exceptional Charlier polynomials: admissibility |
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60 | (2) |
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1.6.2 Exceptional Hermite polynomials by passing to the limit |
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62 | (2) |
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1.6.3 Exceptional Meixner and Laguerre polynomials |
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64 | (4) |
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1.6.4 Second expansion of the Askey tableau |
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68 | (1) |
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1.7 Appendix: Symmetries for Wronskian type determinants whose entries are classical and classical discrete orthogonal polynomials |
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68 | (8) |
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70 | (6) |
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2 A Brief Review of q-Series Mourad E. M. Ismail |
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76 | (55) |
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76 | (1) |
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2.2 Notation and q-operators |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (5) |
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90 | (4) |
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2.6 q-Hermite polynomials |
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94 | (7) |
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2.7 The Askey-Wilson polynomials |
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101 | (5) |
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2.8 Ladder operators and Rodrigues formulas |
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106 | (7) |
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2.9 Identities and summation theorems |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (4) |
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2.11 Askey-Wilson expansions |
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119 | (6) |
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2.12 A q-exponential function |
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125 | (6) |
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128 | (3) |
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3 Applications of Spectral Theory to Special Functions Erik Koelink |
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131 | (82) |
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133 | (6) |
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3.2 Three-term recurrences in 12(z) |
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139 | (10) |
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147 | (2) |
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3.3 Three-term recurrence relations and orthogonal polynomials |
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149 | (6) |
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3.3.1 Orthogonal polynomials |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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3.4 Matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials |
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155 | (19) |
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3.4.1 Matrix-valued measures and related polynomials |
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156 | (7) |
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3.4.2 The corresponding Jacobi operator |
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163 | (4) |
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3.4.3 The resolvent operator |
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167 | (4) |
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3.4.4 The spectral measure |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (1) |
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3.5 More on matrix weights, matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials and Jacobi operators |
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174 | (6) |
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174 | (2) |
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3.5.2 Matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials |
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176 | (2) |
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3.5.3 Link to case of l2 (Z) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (19) |
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3.6.1 Schrodinger equation with the Morse potential |
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182 | (4) |
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3.6.2 A tridiagonal differential operator |
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186 | (4) |
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3.6.3 J-matrix method with matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials |
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190 | (8) |
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198 | (1) |
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3.7 Appendix: The spectral theorem |
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199 | (7) |
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3.7.1 Hilbert spaces and operators |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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3.7.3 Unbounded operators |
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202 | (1) |
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3.7.4 The spectral theorem for bounded self-adjoint operators |
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3.7.5 Unbounded self-adjoint operators |
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204 | (1) |
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3.7.6 The spectral theorem for unbounded self-adjoint operators |
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205 | (1) |
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3.8 Hints and answers for selected exercises |
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206 | (7) |
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207 | (6) |
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4 Elliptic Hypergeometric Functions Hjalmar Rosengren |
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213 | (67) |
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216 | (19) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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4.1.3 Factorization of elliptic functions |
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220 | (2) |
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4.1.4 The three-term identity |
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222 | (1) |
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4.1.5 Even elliptic functions |
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223 | (3) |
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4.1.6 Interpolation and partial fractions |
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226 | (3) |
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4.1.7 Modularity and elliptic curves |
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229 | (4) |
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4.1.8 Comparison with classical notation |
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233 | (2) |
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4.2 Elliptic hypergeometric functions |
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235 | (27) |
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4.2.1 Three levels of hypergeometry |
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235 | (2) |
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4.2.2 Elliptic hypergeometric sums |
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237 | (2) |
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4.2.3 The Frenkel-Turaev sum |
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239 | (4) |
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4.2.4 Well-poised and very well-poised sums |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (3) |
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4.2.6 Biorthogonal rational functions |
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248 | (2) |
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4.2.7 A quadratic summation |
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250 | (3) |
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4.2.8 An elliptic Minton summation |
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253 | (2) |
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4.2.9 The elliptic gamma function |
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255 | (1) |
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4.2.10 Elliptic hypergeometric integrals |
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256 | (2) |
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4.2.11 Spiridonov's elliptic beta integral |
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258 | (4) |
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4.3 Solvable lattice models |
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262 | (18) |
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4.3.1 Solid-on-solid models |
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262 | (3) |
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4.3.2 The Yang-Baxter equation |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (2) |
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4.3.4 The elliptic SOS model |
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268 | (2) |
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4.3.5 Fusion and elliptic hypergeometry |
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270 | (6) |
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276 | (4) |
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5 Combinatorics of Orthogonal Polynomials and their Moments Jiang Zeng |
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280 | (51) |
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280 | (3) |
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5.2 General and combinatorial theories of formal OPS |
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5.2.1 Formal theory of orthogonal polynomials |
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283 | (8) |
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5.2.2 The Flajolet-Viennot combinatorial approach |
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291 | (3) |
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5.3 Combinatorics of generating functions |
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294 | (10) |
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5.3.1 Exponential formula and Foata's approach |
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294 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Models of orthogonal Sheffer polynomials |
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297 | (2) |
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5.3.3 MacMahon's Master Theorem and a Mehler-type formula |
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299 | (5) |
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5.4 Moments of orthogonal Sheffer polynomials |
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304 | (10) |
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5.4.1 Combinatorics of the moments |
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304 | (5) |
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5.4.2 Linearization coefficients of Sheffer polynomials |
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309 | (5) |
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5.5 Combinatorics of some q-polynomials |
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314 | (16) |
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5.5.1 Al-Salam-Chihara polynomials |
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314 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Moments of continuous q-Hermite, q-Charlier and q-Laguerre polynomials |
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315 | (3) |
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5.5.3 Linearization coefficients of continuous q-Hermite, q-Charlier and q-Laguerre polynomials |
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318 | (5) |
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5.5.4 A curious q-analogue of Hermite polynomials |
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323 | (5) |
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5.5.5 Combinatorics of continued fractions and y-positivity |
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328 | (2) |
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330 | (1) |
References |
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