Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable
Part of Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications
- Author: Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of South Florida
- Date Published: July 2009
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521143479
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The first modern treatment of orthogonal polynomials from the viewpoint of special functions is now available in paperback. Its encyclopedic coverage includes classical topics such as Jacobi, Hermite, Laguerre, Hahn, Charlier and Meixner polynomials as well as those discovered over the last 50 years, e.g. Askey–Wilson and Al-Salam–Chihara polynomial systems. Multiple orthogonal polynomials are discussed here for the first time in book form. Many modern applications of the subject are dealt with, including birth and death processes, integrable systems, combinatorics, and physical models. A chapter on open research problems and conjectures is designed to stimulate further research on the subject. Thoroughly updated and corrected since its original printing, this book continues to be valued as an authoritative reference not only by mathematicians, but also a wide range of scientists and engineers. Exercises ranging in difficulty are included to help both the graduate student and the newcomer.
Read more- Now in paperback, with corrections and thoroughly updated references
- Comprehensive coverage of all the orthogonal polynomials discovered in the last fifty years, as well as classical work, and a complete chapter devoted to open problems and conjectures
- With applications of the subject to such areas as birth- and death-processes, integrable systems, combinatorics, and physical models
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'… an ambitious and imposing testament to the author's eminence in and love for the subject. All research workers in orthogonal polynomials will want to own this special work. I feel fortunate to have a copy of it.' The Mathematical Intelligencer
See more reviews'The monograph by Mourad Ismail will meet the needs for an authoritative, up-to-date, self-contained and comprehensive account of the theory of orthogonal polynomials treated for the first time from the viewpoint of special functions. The coverage is encyclopedic … Simplicity, clarity of exposition, thoughtfully designed exercises are among the book's strengths.' Zentralblatt Mathematik
'… it should be on the bookshelf of any mathematician with an interest in either special functions, q-series, or orthogonal polynomials.' American Mathematical Society
'This is an impressive and monumental work on classical orthogonal polynomials and their q-analogs from the viewpoint of special functions.' Monatshefte für Mathematik
'This is the first modern treatment of orthogonal polynomials from the viewpoint of special functions. The coverage is encyclopedic ... [the work] will be valued as an authoritative reference and for graduate teaching, in which role it has already been successfully class-tested.' L'enseignement mathematique
'… a delight to read, since one can find many new results or new approaches to well-known results. Also most of the chapters have a section with exercises, which range from being easy to having to look up research papers in order to be able to solve them. So the book ties in intimately with the current literature, and this is reflected by the 36-page bibliography, giving an excellent starting point to find one's way into the literature.' Erik Koelink, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society
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- Date Published: July 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521143479
- length: 726 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 157 x 37 mm
- weight: 1.08kg
- contains: 2 b/w illus. 135 exercises
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Preliminaries
2. Orthogonal polynomials
3. Differential equations, Discriminants and electrostatics
4. Jacobi polynomials
5. Some inverse problems
6. Discrete orthogonal polynomials
7. Zeros and inequalities
8. Polynomials orthogonal on the unit circle
9. Linearization, connections and integral representations
10. The Sheffer classification
11. q-series Preliminaries
12. q-Summation theorems
13. Some q-Orthogonal polynomials
14. Exponential and q-bessel functions
15. The Askey-Wilson polynomials
16. The Askey-Wilson operators
17. q-Hermite polynomials on the unit circle
18. Discrete q-orthogonal polynomials
19. Fractional and q-fractional calculus
20. Polynomial solutions to functional equations
21. Some indeterminate moment problems
22. The Riemann-Hilbert problem for orthogonal polynomials
23. Multiple orthogonal polynomials
24. Research problems
Bibliography
Index
Author index.
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