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An extended scheme of classical special functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2024-03-26 v1

Abstract

A unifying scheme of classical special functions of hypergeometric type obeying orthogonality or biorthogonality relations is described. It expands the Askey scheme of classical orthogonal polynomials and its qq-analogue based on the Askey--Wilson polynomials. On the top, it has two-index biorthogonal functions formed from elliptic hypergeometric series with the absolutely continuous measure determined by the elliptic beta integral. A new result is an inclusion of complex hypergeometric functions into the scheme. Its further potential generalizations are discussed as well.

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@article{arxiv.2403.16264,
  title  = {An extended scheme of classical special functions},
  author = {Vyacheslav P. Spiridonov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.16264},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

16 pp., written for a book dedicated to R. Askey and his influence on the theory of special functions

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