Some results on co-recursive associated Meixner and Charlier polynomials

An explicit representation of the co-recursive associated Meixner polynomials is given in terms of hypergeometric functions. This representation allows to derive a generating function, the Stieltjes transform of the orthogonality measure and the fourth-order difference equation verified by these polynomials. Special attention is given to some simple limiting cases ocurring in the solution of the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation of linear birth and death processes.     

Fourth-order difference equation for the first associated of classical discrete orthogonal polynomials

We derive the fourth-order difference equation satisfied by the first associated of classical orthogonal polynomials of a discrete variable. We give it explicitly for first associated of Hahn polynomials from which can be derived by a limiting process the equation satisfied by first associated of all classical families (continuous and discrete).     

On the fourth-order difference equation for the associated Meixner polynomials

Three equivalent forms of the fourth-order difference equation obeyed by the associated Meixner polynomials (with a nonnegative real association parameter) are derived from a refinement of a recent result due to Letessier et al. (1996).     

On Fourth-order Difference Equations for Orthogonal Polynomials of a Discrete Variable: Derivation,Factorization and Solutions

We derive and factorize the fourth-order difference equations satisfied by orthogonal polynomials obtained from some modifications of the recurrence coefficients of classical discrete orthogonal polynomials such as: the associated, the general co-recursive, co-recursive associated, co-dilated and the general co-modified classical orthogonal polynomials. Moreover, we find four linearly independent solutions of these fourth-order difference equations, and show how the results obtained for modified classical discrete orthogonal polynomials can be extended to modified semi-classical discrete orthogonal polynomials. Finally, we extend the validity of the results obtained for the associated classical discrete orthogonal polynomials with integer order of association from integers to reals.     

Linearization of the product of symmetric orthogonal polynomials

A new constructive approach is given to the linearization formulas of symmetric orthogonal polynomials. We use the monic three-term recurrence relation of an orthogonal polynomial system to set up a partial difference equation problem for the product of two polynomials and solve it in terms of the initial data. To this end, an auxiliary function of four integer variables is introduced, which may be seen as a discrete analogue of Riemann's function. As an application, we derive the linearization formulas for the associated Hermite polynomials and for their continuousq-analogues. The linearization coefficients are represented here in terms of₃ F ₂ and₃Φ₂ (basic) hypergeometric functions, respectively. We also give some partial results in the case of the associated continuousq-ultraspherical polynomials.     

An introduction to second degree forms

We are dealing with orthogonal sequences with respect to forms verifying a second degreee equation, i.e. that its formal Stieltjes functionS(u)(z) satisfies a quadratic equation of the formB(z)S ²(u)(z)+C(z)S(u)(z)+D(z)=0, whereB, C, D are polynomials. Various algebraic properties are given, especially those concerning the quasi-orthogonality of associated sequences. A classification is outlined. Some examples are quoted. In particular, we give the representation of Tchebychev co-recursive forms for any complex value of the parameter.     

Extensions of some results of P. Humbert on Bezout's identity for classical orthogonal polynomials

In this paper, the Bezout's identity is analyzed in the context of classical orthogonal polynomials solution of a second order differential equation of hypergeometric type. Differential equations, relation with the starting family as well as recurrence relations and explicit representations are given for the Bezout's pair. Extensions to classical orthogonal polynomials of a discrete variable and their q-analogues are also presented. Applications of these results for the representation of the second kind functions are given.     

On an algebraic version of the Knizhnik–Zamolodchikov equation

A difference equation analogue of the Knizhnik?CZamolodchikov equation is exhibited by developing a theory of the generating function H(z) of Hurwitz polyzeta functions to parallel that of the polylogarithms. By emulating the role of the KZ equation as a connection on a suitable bundle, a difference equation version of the notion of connection is developed for which H(z) is a flat section. Solving a family of difference equations satisfied by the Hurwitz polyzetas leads to the normalized multiple Bernoulli polynomials (NMBPs) as the counterpart to the Hurwitz polyzeta functions, at tuples of non-positive integers. A generating function for these polynomials satisfies a similar difference equation to that of H(z), but in contrast to the fact that said polynomials have rational coefficients, the algebraic independence of the usual Hurwitz zeta functions is proven, and the Hurwitz polyzeta functions are shown to satisfy no algebraic relations other than those arising from the shuffle relations. The values of the NMBPs at z=1 provide a regularization of the multiple zeta values at tuples of negative integers, which is shown to agree with the regularization given in Akiyama et al. (Acta Arith. 98:107?C116, 2001). Various elementary properties of these values are proven.     

Order h4 difference methods for a class of singular two space elliptic boundary value problems

In this article, we derive difference methods of O(h⁴) for solving the system of two space nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations with variable coefficients having mixed derivatives on a uniform square grid using nine grid points. We obtain two sets of fouth-order difference methods; one in the absence of mixed derivatives, second when the coefficients of u_xy are not equal to zero and the coefficients of u_xx and u_yy are equal. There do not exist fourth-order schemes involving nine grid points for the general case. The method having two variables has been tested on two-dimensional viscous, incompressible steady-state Navier-Stokes' model equations in polar coordinates. The proposed difference method for scalar equation is also applied to the Poisson's equation in polar coordinates. Some numerical examples are provided to illustrate the fourth-order convergence of the proposed methods.     

The recovery of the Brunt–Väisälä frequency using dispersion curves

The coefficients of the Taylor expansion of the square of the Brunt–Väisälä frequency (BVF) are found, assuming its analyticity and certain symmetry conditions, using a well-known model [Miropol'skii YuZ. The Dynamics of Internal Gravitational Waves in are Ocean. Leningrad: Gidrometeoizdat; 1981.] employing an integral equation for the BVF constructed using a sequence of dispersion curves of internal gravitational waves in a vertically stratified ocean of constant depth. Assuming that the square of the BVF can be represented in the form of a fourth-order polynomial of the depth of the liquid layer being considered, it is shown that no more than two such polynomials correspond to one and the same sequence of dispersion curves. The coefficients of these polynomials are found.     

Discriminants and Functions of the Second Kind of Orthogonal Polynomials

We consider the problem of evaluating discriminants of general orthogonal polynomials. It is shown that for a general class of weight functions, the functions of the second kind and the orthogonal polynomials are linear independent solutions of the same second order differential equation. We derive a linear fourth-order differential equation satisfied by the numerator polynomials and give two additional linear independent solutions.     

The Fourth-order Bessel–type Differential Equation

The Bessel-type functions, structured as extensions of the classical Bessel functions, were defined by Everitt and Markett in 1994. These special functions are derived by linear combinations and limit processes from the classical orthogonal polynomials, classical Bessel functions and the Krall Jacobi-type and Laguerre-type orthogonal polynomials. These Bessel-type functions are solutions of higher-order linear differential equations, with a regular singularity at the origin and an irregular singularity at the point of infinity of the complex plane.

There is a Bessel-type differential equation for each even-order integer; the equation of order two is the classical Bessel differential equation. These even-order Bessel-type equations are not formal powers of the classical Bessel equation.

When the independent variable of these equations is restricted to the positive real axis of the plane they can be written in the Lagrange symmetric (formally self-adjoint) form of the Glazman–Naimark type, with real coefficients. Embedded in this form of the equation is a spectral parameter; this combination leads to the generation of self-adjoint operators in a weighted Hilbert function space. In the second-order case one of these associated operators has an eigenfunction expansion that leads to the Hankel integral transform.

This article is devoted to a study of the spectral theory of the Bessel-type differential equation of order four; considered on the positive real axis this equation has singularities at both end-points. In the associated Hilbert function space these singular end-points are classified, the minimal and maximal operators are defined and all associated self-adjoint operators are determined, including the Friedrichs self-adjoint operator. The spectral properties of these self-adjoint operators are given in explicit form.

From the properties of the domain of the maximal operator, in the associated Hilbert function space, it is possible to obtain a virial theorem for the fourth-order Bessel-type differential equation.

There are two solutions of this fourth-order equation that can be expressed in terms of classical Bessel functions of order zero and order one. However it appears that additional, independent solutions essentially involve new special functions not yet defined. The spectral properties of the self-adjoint operators suggest that there is an eigenfunction expansion similar to the Hankel transform, but details await a further study of the solutions of the differential equation.     

A special class of polynomials orthogonal on the unit circle including the associated polynomials

Let (P _ν) be a sequence of monic polynomials orthogonal on the unit circle with respect to a nonnegative weight function, let (Ω_υ) the monic associated polynomials of (P _v), and letA andB be self-reciprocal polynomials. We show that the sequence of polynomials (AP_υλ+BΩ_υλ)/A^λ, λ stuitably determined, is a sequence of orthogonal polynomials having, up to a multiplicative complex constant, the same recurrence coefficients as theP _ν's from a certain index value onward, and determine the orthogonality measure explicity. Conversely, it is also shown that every sequence of orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle having the same recurrence coefficients from a certain index value onward is of the above form. With the help of these results an explicit representation of the associated polynomials of arbitrary order ofP _ν and of the corresponding orthogonality measure and Szegö function is obtained. The asymptotic behavior of the associated polynomials is also studied. Finally necessary and suficient conditions are given such that the measure to which the above introduced polynomials are orthogonal is positive.     

On the Krall-type discrete polynomials

In this paper we present a unified theory for studying the so-called Krall-type discrete orthogonal polynomials. In particular, the three-term recurrence relation, lowering and raising operators as well as the second order linear difference equation that the sequences of monic orthogonal polynomials satisfy are established. Some relevant examples of q-Krall polynomials are considered in detail.     

Szeg? type polynomials and para-orthogonal polynomials

Szeg? type polynomials with respect to a linear functional M for which the moments M[tn]=μ−n are all complex, μ−n=μn and Dn≠0 for n?0, are considered. Here, Dn are the associated Toeplitz determinants. Para-orthogonal polynomials are also studied without relying on any integral representation. Relation between the Toeplitz determinants of two different types of moment functionals are given. Starting from the existence of polynomials similar to para-orthogonal polynomials, sufficient conditions for the existence of Szeg? type polynomials are also given. Examples are provided to justify the results.     

A certain class of q-Bessel polynomials

A q-extension of the familiar Bessel polynomials is considered here from the point of view of their associated q-differential equation. The orthogonality of these q-Bessel polynomials is discussed. Several remarks and observations, relevant to the present investigation, are also made.     

Smooth solutions of an initial-value problem for some differential difference equations

The subject matter of this paper is an initial-value problem with an initial function for a linear differential difference equation of neutral type. The problem is to find an initial function such that the solution generated by this function has some given smoothness at the points multiple of the delay. The problem is solved using a method of polynomial quasisolutions, which is based on a representation of the unknown function in the form of a polynomial of some degree. Substituting this into the initial problem yields some incorrectness in the sense of degree of polynomials, which is compensated for by introducing some residual into the equation. For this residual, an exact analytical formula as a measure of disturbance of the initial-value problem is obtained. It is shown that if a polynomial quasisolution of degree N is chosen as an initial function for the initial-value problem in question, the solution generated will have smoothness not lower than N at the abutment points.     

A moment problem and a family of integral evaluations

We study the Al-Salam-Chihara polynomials when . Several solutions of the associated moment problem are found, and the orthogonality relations lead to explicit evaluations of several integrals. The polynomials are shown to have raising and lowering operators and a second order operator equation of Sturm-Liouville type whose eigenvalues are found explicitly. We also derive new measures with respect to which the Ismail-Masson system of rational functions is biorthogonal. An integral representation of the right inverse of a divided difference operator is also obtained.

     

Comparative asymptotics of solutions and trace formulas for a class of difference equations

Properties of Jacobi operators generated by Markov functions are studied. The main results refer to the case where the support of the corresponding spectral measure µ consists of several intervals of the real line. In this class of operators, a comparative asymptotic formula for two solutions of the corresponding difference equation, polynomials orthogonal with respect to the measure µ and functions of the second kind (Weyl solutions) is found. Asymptotic trace formulas for the coefficients a _n and b _n in this difference equation are obtained. The derivation of the asymptotic formulas is based on standard techniques for studying the asymptotic properties of polynomials orthogonal on several intervals and consists in reducing the asymptotic problem to investigating properties of solutions to the Nuttall singular integral equation.