4.12 Little q-Jacobi

Big q-Jacobi Little q-Jacobi.

  
The little q-Jacobi polynomials defined by (3.12.1) can be obtained from the big q-Jacobi polynomials by the substitution in the definition (3.5.1) and then by the limit :

q-Hahn Little q-Jacobi.

  
If we set in the definition (3.6.1) of the q-Hahn polynomials and take the limit we find the little q-Jacobi polynomials :

where is defined by (3.12.1).

Little q-Jacobi Little q-Laguerre / Wall.

    
The little q-Laguerre (or Wall) polynomials defined by (3.20.1) are little q-Jacobi polynomials with b = 0. So if we set b = 0 in the definition (3.12.1) of the little q-Jacobi polynomials we obtain the little q-Laguerre (or Wall) polynomials :

Little q-Jacobi q-Laguerre.

  
If we substitute and in the definition (3.12.1) of the little q-Jacobi polynomials and then let b tend to infinity we find the q-Laguerre polynomials given by (3.21.1) :

Little q-Jacobi Alternative q-Charlier.

  
If we set in the definition (3.12.1) of the little q-Jacobi polynomials and then take the limit we obtain the alternative q-Charlier polynomials given by (3.22.1) :




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