The Heun–Askey–Wilson Algebra and the Heun Operator of Askey–Wilson Type

The Heun–Askey–Wilson algebra is introduced through generators {X,W}\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\{{\textsf {X}},{\textsf {W}}\}$$\end{document} and relations. These relations can be understood as an extension of the usual Askey–Wilson ones. A central element is given, and a canonical form of the Heun–Askey–Wilson algebra is presented. A homomorphism from the Heun–Askey–Wilson algebra to the Askey–Wilson one is identified. On the vector space of the polynomials in the variable x=z+z-1\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$x=z+z^{-1}$$\end{document}, the Heun operator of Askey–Wilson type realizing W\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\textsf {W}}$$\end{document} can be characterized as the most general second-order q-difference operator in the variable z that maps polynomials of degree n in x=z+z-1\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$x=z+z^{-1}$$\end{document} into polynomials of degree n+1\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$n+1$$\end{document}.