DIFFERENTIAL-OPERATORS AND THE LAGUERRE TYPE POLYNOMIALS

被引:8
作者
EVERITT, WN
KRALL, AM
LITTLEJOHN, LL
ONYANGOOTIENO, VP
机构
[1] EGERTON UNIV,DEPT PHYS SCI,NJORO,KENYA
[2] UTAH STATE UNIV,DEPT MATH,LOGAN,UT 84322
[3] PENN STATE UNIV,DEPT MATH,UNIV PK,PA 16802
关键词
ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RIGHT-DEFINITE BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM; LEFT-DEFINITE BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; SELF-ADJOINT OPERATORS;
D O I
10.1137/0523037
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
In 1940, all fourth-order differential equations which have a sequence of orthogonal polynomial eigenfunctions were classified by H. L. Krall, up to a linear change of variable. One of these equations was subsequently named the Laguerre type equation and various properties of the orthogonal polynomial solutions and the right-definite boundary value problem were studied by A. M. Krall in 1981. In this paper, the Laguerre type expression is further studied in the right-definite setting and the appropriate left-definite problem associated with the fourth-order Laguerre type differential expression is discussed in detail.
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页码:722 / 736
页数:15
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