18 Orthogonal PolynomialsClassical Orthogonal Polynomials

§18.7 Interrelations and Limit Relations

Contents
  1. §18.7(i) Linear Transformations
  2. §18.7(ii) Quadratic Transformations
  3. §18.7(iii) Limit Relations

§18.7(i) Linear Transformations

Ultraspherical and Jacobi

18.7.1 Cn(λ)(x) =(2λ)n(λ+12)nPn(λ12,λ12)(x),
18.7.2 Pn(α,α)(x) =(α+1)n(2α+1)nCn(α+12)(x).

Chebyshev, Ultraspherical, and Jacobi

18.7.3 Tn(x)=Pn(12,12)(x)/Pn(12,12)(1),
18.7.4 Un(x)=Cn(1)(x)=(n+1)Pn(12,12)(x)/Pn(12,12)(1),
18.7.5 Vn(x)=Pn(12,12)(x)/Pn(12,12)(1),
18.7.6 Wn(x)=(2n+1)Pn(12,12)(x)/Pn(12,12)(1).
18.7.7 Tn(x) =Tn(2x1),
18.7.8 Un(x) =Un(2x1).

See also (18.9.9)–(18.9.12). For (18.7.3) see also (18.7.25).

Legendre, Ultraspherical, and Jacobi

18.7.9 Pn(x)=Cn(12)(x)=Pn(0,0)(x).
18.7.10 Pn(x)=Pn(2x1).

Hermite

18.7.11 𝐻𝑒n(x) =212nHn(212x),
18.7.12 Hn(x) =212n𝐻𝑒n(212x).

§18.7(ii) Quadratic Transformations

18.7.13 P2n(α,α)(x)P2n(α,α)(1) =Pn(α,12)(2x21)Pn(α,12)(1),
18.7.14 P2n+1(α,α)(x)P2n+1(α,α)(1) =xPn(α,12)(2x21)Pn(α,12)(1).
18.7.15 C2n(λ)(x) =(λ)n(12)nPn(λ12,12)(2x21),
18.7.16 C2n+1(λ)(x) =(λ)n+1(12)n+1xPn(λ12,12)(2x21).
18.7.17 U2n(x) =Wn(2x21),
18.7.18 T2n+1(x) =xVn(2x21).
18.7.19 H2n(x) =(1)n22nn!Ln(12)(x2),
18.7.20 H2n+1(x) =(1)n22n+1n!xLn(12)(x2).

Equations (18.7.13)–(18.7.20) are special cases of (18.2.22)–(18.2.23).

§18.7(iii) Limit Relations

Jacobi Laguerre

18.7.21 limβPn(α,β)(1(2x/β))=Ln(α)(x).
18.7.22 limαPn(α,β)((2x/α)1)=(1)nLn(β)(x).

Jacobi Hermite

18.7.23 limαα12nPn(α,α)(α12x)=Hn(x)2nn!.

Ultraspherical Hermite

18.7.24 limλλ12nCn(λ)(λ12x)=Hn(x)n!.

Ultraspherical Chebyshev

18.7.25 limλ0n+λλCn(λ)(x)={1,n=0,2Tn(x),n=1,2,.

Laguerre Hermite

18.7.26 limα(2α)12nLn(α)((2α)12x+α)=(1)nn!Hn(x).

See Figure 18.21.1 for the Askey schematic representation of most of these limits. See §18.11(ii) for limit formulas of Mehler–Heine type.