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A Generalization of Classical Symmetric Orthogonal Functions Using a Symmetric Generalization of Sturm-Liouville Problems

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2013-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper, usual Sturm-Liouville problems are extended for symmetric functions so that the corresponding solutions preserve the orthogonality property. Two basic examples, which are special cases of a generalized Sturm-Liouville problem, are then introduced. First example generalizes the associated Legendre functions having extensive applications in physics and the second example introduces a generic differential equation with various sub-cases that have orthogonal solutions. For instance, this generic equation possesses a symmetric differential equation containing a basic solution of symmetric orthogonal polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1305.5156,
  title  = {A Generalization of Classical Symmetric Orthogonal Functions Using a Symmetric Generalization of Sturm-Liouville Problems},
  author = {Mohammad Masjed-Jamei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.5156},
  year   = {2013}
}

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