3.6 q-Hahn

Definition.

 

Orthogonality. For and or for and we have

 

Recurrence relation.

 

where

and

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. For we have

 

 

Remark. The q-Hahn polynomials defined by (3.6.1) and the dual q-Hahn polynomials given by (3.7.1) are related in the following way :

with

or

where

References. [13], [28], [31], [62], [64], [67], [144], [161], [190], [193], [208], [248], [259], [263], [277], [279], [323], [325], [346], [383], [385], [386].




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