3.12 Little q-Jacobi

Definition.

 

Orthogonality.

 

Recurrence relation.

 

where

Normalized recurrence relation.

 

where

q-Difference equation.

 

where

Forward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

Backward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

where

Rodrigues-type formula.

 

Generating function.

 

Remarks. The little q-Jacobi polynomials defined by (3.12.1) and the big q-Jacobi polynomials given by (3.5.1) are related in the following way :

The little q-Jacobi polynomials and the q-Meixner polynomials defined by (3.13.1) are related in the following way :

References. [11], [13], [22], [23], [30], [31], [43], [67], [167], [168], [169], [190], [193], [203], [208], [218], [231], [242], [259], [263], [277], [279], [280], [282], [313], [318], [323], [346], [377], [379], [382].


Special case


3.12.1 Little q-Legendre

Definition. The little q-Legendre polynomials are little q-Jacobi polynomials with a = b = 1 :

 

Orthogonality.

 

Recurrence relation.

 

where

Normalized recurrence relation.

 

where

q-Difference equation.

 

where

and

Rodrigues-type formula.

 

Generating function.

 

References. [279], [280], [351], [392].




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