Department of Mathematics, ZhongShan University, GuangZhou 510275, PR China
Abstract:
Two uniform asymptotic expansions are obtained for the Pollaczek polynomials Pn(cosθ;a,b). One is for , , in terms of elementary functions and in descending powers of . The other is for , in terms of a special function closely related to the modified parabolic cylinder functions, in descending powers of n. This interval contains a turning point and all possible zeros of Pn(cosθ) in θ(0,π/2].