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Some Characterizations of the Ultraspherical Polynomials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

N.A. Al-Salam
Affiliation:
University of Alberta Edmonton
W. A. Al-Salam
Affiliation:
University of Alberta Edmonton
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Let be the nth ultraspherical polynomial. Also let . The following generating relation is well known (3, p.98).

It can also be written as

1.1

This suggests the consideration of the class of polynomial sets {Qn(x), n = 0, 1, 2,…}, Qn(x) is of exact degree n and

1.2

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1968

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