1.9 Meixner

Definition.

 

Orthogonality.

 

Recurrence relation.

 

Normalized recurrence relation.

 

where

Difference equation.

 

Forward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

Backward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

Rodrigues-type formula.

 

Generating functions.

 

 

 

Remarks. The Meixner polynomials defined by (1.9.1) and the Jacobi polynomials given by (1.8.1) are related in the following way :

The Meixner polynomials are also related to the Krawtchouk polynomials defined by (1.10.1) in the following way :

References. [6], [10], [13], [19], [21], [31], [32], [39], [43], [50], [52], [64], [67], [69], [80], [104], [123], [130], [154], [170], [172], [173], [181], [183], [212], [222], [227], [233], [239], [247], [250], [274], [286], [287], [296], [298], [301], [307], [316], [323], [338], [391], [394], [407], [409].




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