3.15 q-Krawtchouk

Definition.

 

Orthogonality.

 

Recurrence relation.

 

where

and

Normalized recurrence relation.

 

where

q-Difference equation.

 

where

Forward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

Backward shift operator.

 

or equivalently

 

where

Rodrigues-type formula.

 

where

Generating function. For we have

 

Remark. The q-Krawtchouk polynomials defined by (3.15.1) and the dual q-Krawtchouk polynomials given by (3.17.1) are related in the following way :

with

or

with

References. [28], [62], [67], [104], [193], [323], [327], [384], [385].




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