3.13 q-Meixner

Definition.

 

Orthogonality.

 

Recurrence relation.

 

where

Normalized recurrence relation.

 

where

q-Difference equation.

 

where

and

Forward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

Backward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

where

Rodrigues-type formula.

 

where

Generating functions.

 

 

Remarks. The q-Meixner polynomials defined by (3.13.1) and the little q-Jacobi polynomials given by (3.12.1) are related in the following way :

The q-Meixner polynomials and the quantum q-Krawtchouk polynomials defined by (3.14.1) are related in the following way :

References. [13], [26], [27], [28], [67], [104], [193], [208], [323].




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