Asymptotic relations between the Hahn-type polynomials and Meixner–Pollaczek, Jacobi, Meixner and Krawtchouk polynomials

It has been shown in Ferreira et al. [Asymptotic relations in the Askey scheme for hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials, Adv. in Appl. Math. 31(1) (2003) 61–85], López and Temme [Approximations of orthogonal polynomials in terms of Hermite polynomials, Methods Appl. Anal. 6 (1999) 131–146; The Askey scheme for hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials viewed from asymptotic analysis, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 133 (2001) 623–633] that the three lower levels of the Askey table of hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials are connected by means of asymptotic relations. In Ferreira et al. [Limit relations between the Hahn polynomials and the Hermite, Laguerre and Charlier polynomials, submitted for publication] we have established new asymptotic connections between the fourth level and the two lower levels. In this paper, we continue with that program and obtain asymptotic expansions between the fourth level and the third level: we derive 16 asymptotic expansions of the Hahn, dual Hahn, continuous Hahn and continuous dual Hahn polynomials in terms of Meixner–Pollaczek, Jacobi, Meixner and Krawtchouk polynomials. From these expansions, we also derive three new limits between those polynomials. Some numerical experiments show the accuracy of the approximations and, in particular, the accuracy in the approximation of the zeros of those polynomials.     

Asymptotic analysis of the Askey-scheme I: from Krawtchouk to Charlier

We analyze the Charlier polynomials C _n (χ) and their zeros asymptotically as n → ∞. We obtain asymptotic approximations, using the limit relation between the Krawtchouk and Charlier polynomials, involving some special functions. We give numerical examples showing the accuracy of our formulas.      

Integral Representations of the Wilson Polynomials and the Continuous Dual Hahn Polynomials

We give representations of the Wilson polynomials and the continuous dual Hahn polynomials in terms of multidimensional generalizations of Barnes type integrals. Motivation is to study the Barnes type integrals from the viewpoint of the de Rham theory and holonomic systems.     

Asymptotic behavior of the partial derivatives of Laguerre kernels and some applications

The aim of this paper is to present some new results about the asymptotic behavior of the partial derivatives of the kernel polynomials associated with the Gamma distribution. We also show how these results can be used in order to obtain the inner relative asymptotics for certain Laguerre–Sobolev type polynomials.     

Asymptotic Distributions of Zeros of Quadratic Hermite–Pade Polynomials Associated with the Exponential Function

The asymptotic distributions of zeros of the quadratic Hermite--Pad\'{e} polynomials $p_{n},q_{n},r_{n}\in{\cal P}_{n}$ associated with the exponential function are studied for $n\rightarrow\infty$. The polynomials are defined by the relation $$(*)\qquad p_{n}(z)+q_{n}(z)e^{z}+r_{n}(z)e^{2z}=O(z^{3n+2})\qquad\mbox{as} \quad z\rightarrow0,$$ and they form the basis for quadratic Hermite--Pad\'{e} approximants to $e^{z}$. In order to achieve a differentiated picture of the asymptotic behavior of the zeros, the independent variable $z$ is rescaled in such a way that all zeros of the polynomials $p_{n},q_{n},r_{n}$ have finite cluster points as $n\rightarrow\infty$. The asymptotic relations, which are proved, have a precision that is high enough to distinguish the positions of individual zeros. In addition to the zeros of the polynomials $p_{n},q_{n},r_{n}$, also the zeros of the remainder term of (*) are studied. The investigations complement asymptotic results obtained in [17].     

Sharp estimates for the convergence rate of Fourier series in terms of orthogonal polynomials in L 2((a, b), p(x))

Sharp estimates are given for the convergence rate of Fourier series in terms of classical orthogonal polynomials in some classes of functions characterized by a generalized modulus of continuity in the space L ₂((a, b), p(x)). Expansions in terms of Laguerre, Hermite, and Jacobi polynomials are considered.     

Orthogonal Polynomials on the Ball and the Simplex for Weight Functions with Reflection Symmetries

Generalized classical orthogonal polynomials on the unit ball B ^d and the standard simplex T ^d are orthogonal with respect to weight functions that are reflection-invariant on B ^d and, after a composition, on T ^d , respectively. They are also eigenfunctions of a second-order differential—difference operator that is closely related to Dunkl's h -Laplacian for the reflection groups. Under a proper limit, the generalized classical orthogonal polynomials on B ^d converge to the generalized Hermite polynomials on R ^d , and those on T ^d converge to the generalized Laguerre polynomials on R ^d ₊ . The latter two are related to the Calogero—Sutherland models associated to the Weyl groups of type A and type B . February 14, 2000. Date revised: July 26, 2000. Date accepted: August 4, 2000.