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Multiple orthogonal polynomials of mixed type and non-intersecting Brownian motions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2010-07-30 v1 Probability

Abstract

We present a generalization of multiple orthogonal polynomials of type I and type II, which we call multiple orthogonal polynomials of mixed type. Some basic properties are formulated, and a Riemann-Hilbert problem for the multiple orthogonal polynomials of mixed type is given. We derive a Christoffel-Darboux formula for these polynomials using the solution of the Riemann-Hilbert problem. The main motivation for studying these polynomials comes from a model of non-intersecting one-dimensional Brownian motions with a given number of starting points and endpoints. The correlation kernel for the positions of the Brownian paths at any intermediate time coincides with the Christoffel-Darboux kernel for the multiple orthogonal polynomials of mixed type with respect to Gaussian weights.

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@article{arxiv.math/0511470,
  title  = {Multiple orthogonal polynomials of mixed type and non-intersecting Brownian motions},
  author = {E. Daems and A. B. J. Kuijlaars},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511470},
  year   = {2010}
}

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22 pages, 4 figures