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 associated Meixner and Charlier polynomials

An explicit representation of the associated Meixner polynomials (with a real association parameter γ?0) is given in terms of hypergeometric functions. This representation allows to derive the fourth-order difference equation verified by these polynomials. Appropriate limits give the fourth-order difference equation for the associated Charlier polynomials and the fourth-order differential equations for the associated Laguerre and Hermite polynomials.     

Laguerre polynomials

The square notation for proportions is used to investigate a question arising from the theory of statistics.     

Asymptotics for multiple Meixner polynomials

We study the asymptotic behavior of multiple Meixner polynomials of first and second kind, respectively [6]. We use an algebraic function formulation for the solution of the equilibrium problem with constraint to describe their zero distribution. Moreover, analyzing the limiting behavior of the coefficients of the recurrence relations for Multiple Meixner polynomials we obtain the main term of their asymptotics.     

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 the zeros of Meixner polynomials

We investigate the zeros of a family of hypergeometric polynomials $M_n(x;\beta ,c)=(\beta )_n\,{}_2F_1(-n,-x;\beta ;1-\frac{1}{c})$ , $n\in \mathbb N ,$ known as Meixner polynomials, that are orthogonal on $(0,\infty )$ with respect to a discrete measure for $\beta >0$ and $0<c<1.$ When $\beta =-N$ , $N\in \mathbb N $ and $c=\frac{p}{p-1}$ , the polynomials $K_n(x;p,N)=(-N)_n\,{}_2F_1(-n,-x;-N;\frac{1}{p})$ , $n=0,1,\ldots , N$ , $0<p<1$ are referred to as Krawtchouk polynomials. We prove results for the zero location of the orthogonal polynomials $M_n(x;\beta ,c)$ , $c<0$ and $n<1-\beta $ , the quasi-orthogonal polynomials $M_n(x;\beta ,c)$ , $-k<\beta <-k+1$ , $k=1,\ldots ,n-1$ and $0<c<1$ or $c>1,$ as well as the polynomials $K_{n}(x;p,N)$ with non-Hermitian orthogonality for $0<p<1$ and $n=N+1,N+2,\ldots $ . We also show that the polynomials $M_n(x;\beta ,c)$ , $\beta \in \mathbb R $ are real-rooted when $c\rightarrow 0$ .     

Generalized coherent states for oscillators connected with Meixner and Meixner—Pollaczek polynomials

The authors continue to study generalized coherent states for oscillator-like systems connected with a given family of orthogonal polynomials. In this work, we consider oscillators connected with Meixner and Meixner— Pollaczek polynomials and define generalized coherent states for these oscillators. A completeness condition for these states is proved by solution of a related classical moment problem. The results are compared with the other authors ones. In particular, we show that the Hamiltonian of the relativistic model of a linear harmonic oscillator can be treated as the linearization of a quadratic Hamiltonian, which arises naturally in our formalism. Bibliography: 56 titles. The authors dedicate this work to their friend and colleague P. P. Kulish on the occasion of his 60th birthday __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 317, 2004, pp. 66–93.     

Some characteristic property of the Meixner polynomials

A new characterization of the Meixner polynomials is established. It is based on the solution of a problem related to a previous result concerning the Laguerre polynomials. Solutions of analogous problems provide characteristic properties of the Laguerre and Hermite polynomials. These properties, which are derived from the two-variable polynomials, generalize, in turn, the previous ones.     

Widened derangements and generalized Laguerre polynomials

The Ramanujan Journal - Let $$D_h$$ , $$E_k$$ and $$F_{alpha }$$ be sets of size $$h,k,alpha $$ respectively, with $$k le h$$ . We define a strongly widened derangement to be a permutation of...     

Asymptotic estimates for Laguerre polynomials

We give a brief summary of recent results concerning the asymptotic behaviour of the Laguerre polynomialsL _n ⁽⁾ (x). First we summarize the results of a paper of Frenzen and Wong in whichn and >–1 is fixed. Two different expansions are needed in that case, one with aJ-Bessel function and one with an Airy function as main approximant. Second, three other forms are given in which is not necessarily fixed. These results follow from papers of Dunster and Olver, who considered the expansion of Whittaker functions. Again Bessel and Airy functions are used, and in another form the comparison function is a Hermite polynomial. A numerical verification of the new expansion in terms of the Hermite polynomial is given by comparing the zeros of the approximant with the related zeros of the Laguerre polynomial.     

Weighted permutation problems and Laguerre polynomials

The connection between integrals of products of Laguerre polynomials, power series coefficients of certain rational functions of several variables, and certain numbers of weighted permutation problems is investigated. A combinatorial proof of our main result would be very desirable since this could lead the way to more general result, q-analogs, and perhaps even a q-analog of MacMahon's Master Theorem.     

Josef Meixner: His life and his orthogonal polynomials

This paper starts with a biographical sketch of the life of Josef Meixner. Then his motivations to work on orthogonal polynomials and special functions are reviewed. Meixner’s 1934 paper introducing the Meixner and Meixner–Pollaczek polynomials is discussed in detail. Truksa’s forgotten 1931 paper, which already contains the Meixner polynomials, is mentioned. The paper ends with a survey of the reception of Meixner’s 1934 paper.