2.4 Continuous Hahn

Wilson Continuous Hahn.

  
The continuous Hahn polynomials defined by (1.4.1) are obtained from the Wilson polynomials by the substitution , , , and in the definition (1.1.1) of the Wilson polynomials and the limit in the following way :

Continuous Hahn Meixner-Pollaczek.

  
By taking , , and in the definition (1.4.1) of the continuous Hahn polynomials and taking the limit we obtain the Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials defined by (1.7.1) :

Continuous Hahn Jacobi.

  
The Jacobi polynomials defined by (1.8.1) follow from the continuous Hahn polynomials by the substitution , , , and in (1.4.1), division by and the limit :




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