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The Rahman Polynomials Are Bispectral

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2008-04-24 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In a very recent paper, M. Rahman introduced a remarkable family of polynomials in two variables as the eigenfunctions of the transition matrix for a nontrivial Markov chain due to M. Hoare and M. Rahman. I indicate here that these polynomials are bispectral. This should be just one of the many remarkable properties enjoyed by these polynomials. For several challenges, including finding a general proof of some of the facts displayed here the reader should look at the last section of this paper.

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@article{arxiv.0705.0468,
  title  = {The Rahman Polynomials Are Bispectral},
  author = {F. Alberto Grünbaum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.0468},
  year   = {2008}
}
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