Gegenbauer polynomials
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Gegenbauer polynomials are a family of orthogonal polynomials on the interval [-1, 1] that generalize Legendre polynomials and play a key role in harmonic analysis and solutions of differential equations with spherical symmetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
family of orthogonal polynomials
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special functions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ultraspherical polynomials ⓘ |
| associatedWith | dimension parameter d via \lambda = (d-2)/2 ⓘ |
| belongTo | Askey scheme of hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedOn | interval [-1,1] ⓘ |
| degree | n in variable x ⓘ |
| denotedBy | C_n^{(\lambda)}(x) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dependOn | degree n ⓘ |
| expressibleAs | hypergeometric function {}_2F_1 ⓘ |
| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| generalize |
Chebyshev polynomials
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Legendre polynomials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveGeneratingFunction | (1-2xt+t^2)^{-\lambda} = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} C_n^{(\lambda)}(x) t^n ⓘ |
| leadingCoefficient | 2^n \frac{\Gamma(n+\lambda)}{n!\,\Gamma(\lambda)} ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leopold Gegenbauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orthogonalityCondition | \lambda > -1/2 ⓘ |
| orthogonalityIntegral | \int_{-1}^1 (1-x^2)^{\lambda-1/2} C_m^{(\lambda)}(x) C_n^{(\lambda)}(x) dx = 0 for m \neq n ⓘ |
| orthogonalOn | [-1,1] ⓘ |
| orthogonalWithRespectTo | weight function (1-x^2)^{\lambda-1/2} ⓘ |
| parameter | \lambda ⓘ |
| recurrenceRelation | (n+1)C_{n+1}^{(\lambda)}(x) = 2(n+\lambda)x C_n^{(\lambda)}(x) - (n+2\lambda-1)C_{n-1}^{(\lambda)}(x) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | spherical harmonics on S^{d-1} ⓘ |
| satisfy |
second-order linear differential equation
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three-term recurrence relation ⓘ |
| satisfyDifferentialEquation | (1-x^2)y'' - (2\lambda+1)xy' + n(n+2\lambda)y = 0 ⓘ |
| specialCase |
Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind for \lambda = 0 (limit case)
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Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind for \lambda = 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Legendre polynomials for \lambda = 1/2 ⓘ |
| subfield |
harmonic analysis
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mathematical physics ⓘ orthogonal polynomials ⓘ special functions ⓘ |
| symmetricProperty | C_n^{(\lambda)}(-x) = (-1)^n C_n^{(\lambda)}(x) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addition theorems for spherical harmonics
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expansion of powers of distance in higher dimensions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
approximation theory
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expansion of functions on spheres ⓘ harmonic analysis ⓘ potential theory ⓘ quantum mechanics with central potentials ⓘ solutions of differential equations with spherical symmetry ⓘ spectral methods for partial differential equations ⓘ |
| valueAt |
C_n^{(\lambda)}(0) = 0 for odd n
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C_n^{(\lambda)}(1) = \binom{n+2\lambda-1}{n} ⓘ C_{2k}^{(\lambda)}(0) = (-1)^k \frac{\Gamma(k+\lambda)}{k!\,\Gamma(\lambda)} ⓘ |
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