theory of orthogonal polynomials

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• Orthogonal polynomials — In mathematics, an orthogonal polynomial sequence is a family of polynomials such that any two different polynomials in the sequence are orthogonal to each other under some inner product. The most widely used orthogonal polynomials are the… …   Wikipedia

• Orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle — In mathematics, orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle are families of polynomials that are orthogonal with respect to integration over the unit circle in the complex plane, for some probability measure on the unit circle. They were introduced …   Wikipedia

• Classical orthogonal polynomials — In mathematics, the classical orthogonal polynomials are the most widely used orthogonal polynomials, and consist of the Hermite polynomials, the Laguerre polynomials, the Jacobi polynomials together with their special cases the ultraspherical… …   Wikipedia

• Chebyshev polynomials — Not to be confused with discrete Chebyshev polynomials. In mathematics the Chebyshev polynomials, named after Pafnuty Chebyshev,[1] are a sequence of orthogonal polynomials which are related to de Moivre s formula and which can be defined… …   Wikipedia

• Hermite polynomials — In mathematics, the Hermite polynomials are a classical orthogonal polynomial sequence that arise in probability, such as the Edgeworth series; in combinatorics, as an example of an Appell sequence, obeying the umbral calculus; in numerical… …   Wikipedia

• Macdonald polynomials — In mathematics, Macdonald polynomials Pλ(x; t,q) are a family of orthogonal polynomials in several variables, introduced by Macdonald (1987). Macdonald originally associated his polynomials with weights λ of finite root systems and used just …   Wikipedia

• Approximation theory — In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby. Note that what is meant by best and simpler will depend on …   Wikipedia

• Discrete Chebyshev polynomials — Not to be confused with Chebyshev polynomials. In mathematics, discrete Chebyshev polynomials, or Gram polynomials, are a type of discrete orthogonal polynomials used in approximation theory, introduced by Pafnuty Chebyshev (1864) and… …   Wikipedia

• Koornwinder polynomials — In mathematics, Koornwinder polynomials are a family of orthogonal polynomials in several variables, named for their discoverer Tom H. Koornwinder, that generalize the Askey Wilson polynomials. They can also be viewed as Macdonald polynomials… …   Wikipedia

• Zernike polynomials — Plots of the values in the unit disk.In mathematics, the Zernike polynomials are a sequence of polynomials that are orthogonal on the unit disk. Named after Frits Zernike, they play an important role in geometrical optics. DefinitionsThere are… …   Wikipedia

• Spectral theory of ordinary differential equations — In mathematics, the spectral theory of ordinary differential equations is concerned with the determination of the spectrum and eigenfunction expansion associated with a linear ordinary differential equation. In his dissertation Hermann Weyl… …   Wikipedia