Generalized Christoffel functions and error of positive quadrature

The author gives some upper and lower bounds for the generalized Christoffel functions related to a Ditzian-Totik generalized weight. As an application, an error estimate of Gauss quadrature formula inL ₁-weighted norm is derived.Dedicated to Prof. Luigi Gatteschi on the occasion of his 70th birthdayWork sponsored by MURST 40%.     

Riesz's Theorem for Orthogonal Matrix Polynomials

We describe the image through the Stieltjes transform of the set of solutions V of a matrix moment problem. We extend Riesz's theorem to the matrix setting, proving that those matrices of measures of V for which the matrix polynomials are dense in the corresponding ² space are precisely those whose Stieltjes transform is an extremal point (in the sense of convexity) of the image set. May 20, 1997. Date revised: January 8, 1998.     

Matrix differential equations and scalar polynomials satisfying higher order recursions

We show that any scalar differential operator with a family of polynomials as its common eigenfunctions leads canonically to a matrix differential operator with the same property. The construction of the corresponding family of matrix valued polynomials has been studied in [A. Durán, A generalization of Favard's theorem for polynomials satisfying a recurrence relation, J. Approx. Theory 74 (1993) 83-109; A. Durán, On orthogonal polynomials with respect to a positive definite matrix of measures, Canad. J. Math. 47 (1995) 88-112; A. Durán, W. van Assche, Orthogonal matrix polynomials and higher order recurrence relations, Linear Algebra Appl. 219 (1995) 261-280] but the existence of a differential operator having them as common eigenfunctions had not been considered. This correspondence goes only one way and most matrix valued situations do not arise in this fashion. We illustrate this general construction with a few examples. In the case of some families of scalar valued polynomials introduced in [F.A. Grünbaum, L. Haine, Bispectral Darboux transformations: An extension of the Krall polynomials, Int. Math. Res. Not. 8 (1997) 359-392] we take a first look at the algebra of all matrix differential operators that share these common eigenfunctions and uncover a number of phenomena that are new to the matrix valued case.     

Natural solutions of rational Stieltjes moment problems

In the strong or two-point Stieltjes moment problem, one has to find a positive measure on [0,∞) for which infinitely many moments are prescribed at the origin and at infinity. Here we consider a multipoint version in which the origin and the point at infinity are replaced by sequences of points that may or may not coincide. In the indeterminate case, two natural solutions μ₀ and μ_∞ exist that can be constructed by a limiting process of approximating quadrature formulas. The supports of these natural solutions are disjoint (with possible exception of the origin). The support points are accumulation points of sequences of zeros of even and odd indexed orthogonal rational functions. These functions are recursively computed and appear as denominators in approximants of continued fractions. They replace the orthogonal Laurent polynomials that appear in the two-point case. In this paper we consider the properties of these natural solutions and analyze the precise behavior of which zero sequences converge to which support points.     

The Christoffel Function for Orthogonal Polynomials on a Circular Arc

For the special type of weight functions on circular arc we study the asymptotic behavior of the Christoffel kernel off the arc and of the Christoffel function inside the arc. We prove Totik's conjecture for the Christoffel function corresponding to such weight functions.     

四元数矩阵函数

本文给出了四元数矩阵函数的定义，讨论了四元数矩阵函数的一些性质。     

A Method to Find Weight Matrices Having Symmetric Second-Order Differential Operators with Matrix Leading Coefficient

We develop a method to construct examples of weight matrices of size N×N having symmetric second-order differential operators of the form

Matrix Valued Orthogonal Polynomials Arising from the Complex Projective Space

The main purpose of this paper is to display new families of matrix valued orthogonal polynomials satisfying second-order differential equations, obtained from the representation theory of U(n). Given an arbitrary positive definite weight matrix W(t) one can consider the corresponding matrix valued orthogonal polynomials. These polynomials will be eigenfunctions of some symmetric second-order differential operator D only for very special choices of W(t). Starting from the theory of spherical functions associated to the pair (SU(n+1), U(n)) we obtain new families of such pairs {W,D}. These depend on enough integer parameters to obtain an immediate extension beyond these cases.     

Asymptotics of Christoffel functions on arcs and curves

For a system of smooth Jordan curves and arcs asymptotics for Christoffel functions is established. A separate new method is developed to handle the upper and lower estimates. In the course to the upper bound a theorem of Widom on the norm of Chebyshev polynomials is generalized.     

Generalized Christoffel functions for power orthogonal polynomials

In this paper we extend the Christoffel functions to the case of power orthogonal polynomials. The existence and uniqueness as well as some properties are given.     

Asymptotic behavior of Müntz-Christoffel functions at the endpoints

We establish asymptotics for Christoffel functions of Müntz systems at the endpoints x=0 and x=1 of [0,1], assuming that there exists a ρ>0, such that the Müntz exponents {λ_k} satisfy

     

Scalar Products of Symmetric Functions and Matrix Integrals

We present relations between Hirota-type bilinear operators, scalar products on spaces of symmetric functions, and integrals defining matrix-model partition functions. Using the fermionic Fock space representation, we prove an expansion of an associated class of KP and 2-Toda tau functions _r,n in a series of Schur functions generalizing the hypergeometric series and relate it to the scalar product formulas. We show how special cases of such tau functions can be identified as formal series for partition functions. A closed form expansion of log _r,n in terms of Schur functions is derived.     

Small eigenvalues of large Hermitian moment matrices

We consider an infinite Hermitian positive definite matrix M which is the moment matrix associated with a measure μ with infinite and compact support on the complex plane. We prove that if the polynomials are dense in L²(μ) then the smallest eigenvalue λn of the truncated matrix Mn of M of size (n+1)×(n+1) tends to zero when n tends to infinity. In the case of measures in the closed unit disk we obtain some related results.     

Matrix exceptional Laguerre polynomials

We give an analog of exceptional polynomials in the matrix-valued setting by considering suitable factorizations of a given second-order differential operator and performing Darboux transformations. Orthogonality and density of the exceptional sequence are discussed in detail. We give an example of matrix-valued exceptional Laguerre polynomials of arbitrary size.     

Matrix Chebyshev polynomials and continued fractions

In the first part we expose the notion of continued fractions in the matrix case. In this paper we are interested in their connection with matrix orthogonal polynomials.

In the second part matrix continued fractions are used to develop the notion of matrix Chebyshev polynomials. In the case of hermitian coefficients in the recurrence formula, we give the explicit formula for the Stieltjes transform, the support of the orthogonality measure and its density. As a corollary we get the extension of the matrix version of the Blumenthal theorem proved in [J. Approx. Theory 84 (1) (1996) 96].

The third part contains examples of matrix orthogonal polynomials.     

Matrix Functions Consimilar to the Identity and Singular Integral Operators

In this paper we establish the connection between singular integral operators with conjugation and matrix functions consimilar to the identity. We show that any matrix function consimilar to the identity is factorable (in some space L _p ) if and only if it admits a special factorization, that we call antisymmetric, and that this antisymmetric factorization has a direct connection with the factorization of singular integral operators with conjugation. Submitted: April 27, 2007. Accepted: January 23, 2008.     

Orthogonal polynomials and analytic functions associated to positive definite matrices

For a positive definite infinite matrix A, we study the relationship between its associated sequence of orthonormal polynomials and the asymptotic behaviour of the smallest eigenvalue of its truncation An of size n×n. For the particular case of A being a Hankel or a Hankel block matrix, our results lead to a characterization of positive measures with finite index of determinacy and of completely indeterminate matrix moment problems, respectively.     

Differentiation of Multivariable Composite Functions and Bell Polynomials

We generalize the Bell polynomials in order to derive an operational tool for the differentiation of composite functions in several variables. In particular we show a formula that relates the Bell polynomials for multivariable composite functions to the classical ones. Some applications are suggested.     

Inversion of Analytic Functions via Canonical Polynomials: A Matrix Approach

An alternative to Lagrange inversion for solving analytic systems is our technique of dual vector fields. We implement this approach using matrix multiplication that provides a fast algorithm for computing the coefficients of the inverse function. Examples include calculating the critical points of the sinc function. Maple procedures are included which can be directly translated for doing numerical computations in Java or C. A preliminary version of this paper has been presented at AISC 2006.