Related papers: Leonard pairs having specified end-entries

Let $V$ denote a vector space with finite positive dimension, and let $(A,B)$ denote a Leonard pair on $V$. As is known, the linear transformations $A,B$ satisfy the Askey-Wilson relations A^2B -bABA +BA^2 -g(AB+BA) -rB = hA^2 +wA +eI, B^2A…

Let $F$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $F$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

Let $K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. Let $End(V)$ denote the $K$-algebra consisting of all $K$-linear transformations from $V$ to $V$. We consider a pair $A,A^* \in End(V)$ that…

Let $\fld$ denote a field and $V$ denote a nonzero finite-dimensional vector space over $\fld$. We consider an ordered pair of linear transformations $A: V \to V$ and $A^*: V \to V$ that satisfy (i)--(iii) below. Each of $A, A^*$ is…

A Leonard pair is a pair of diagonalizable linear transformations of a finite-dimensional vector space, each of which acts in an irreducible tridiagonal fashion on an eigenbasis for the other one. Let $\mathbb F$ denote an algebraically…

Let $V$ denote a nonzero finite-dimensional vector space. A tridiagonal pair on $V$ is an ordered pair $A, A^*$ of maps in ${\rm End}(V)$ such that (i) each of $A, A^*$ is diagonalizable; (ii) there exists an ordering $\lbrace V_i…

Let $\mathbb{K}$ denote an algebraically closed field. Let $V$ denote a vector space over $\mathbb{K}$ with finite positive dimension. By a Leonard triple on $V$ we mean an ordered triple of linear transformations in ${\rm End}(V)$ such…

Let $K$ denote a field, and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*: V \to V$ that satisfy (i), (ii) below: (i) There exists a basis for $V$…

Let $K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy (i)--(iv) below: (i) Each of $A$, $A^*$ is…

Let $\K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $\K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

Fix an integer $d \geq 0$, a field $\mathbb{F}$, and a vector space $V$ over $\mathbb{F}$ with dimension $d+1$. By a decomposition of $V$ we mean a sequence $\{V_i\}_{i=0}^d$ of $1$-dimensional $\mathbb{F}$-subspaces of $V$ such that $V =…

Let $F$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $F$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

Let \K denote an algebraically closed field and let V denote a vector space over \K with finite positive dimension. We consider an ordered pair of linear transformations A:V\to V,A*:V \to V that satisfy the following conditions:(i)Each of…

Let $K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of $K$-linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfies the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

Let $\F$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $\F$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

We introduce and discuss an Erd\H{o}s-Ko-Rado basis for the underlying vector space of a Leonard system $\Phi = (A; A^*; \{E_i\}_{i=0}^d ; \{E_i^* \}_{i=0}^d)$ that satisfies a mild condition on the eigenvalues of $A$ and $A^*$. We describe…

This paper is about three classes of objects: Leonard triples, distance-regular graphs and the modules for the anticommutator spin algebra. Let $\K$ denote an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let $V$ denote a vector space…

Let $K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V \to V$ and $A^*:V \to V$ that satisfy the following conditions: (i) each of $A,A^*$ is…

Let $\Phi$, $\Phi'$ be Leonard systems over a field $\mathbb{K}$, and $V$, $V'$ the vector spaces underlying $\Phi$, $\Phi'$, respectively. In this paper, we introduce and discuss a balanced bilinear form on $V\times V'$. Such a form…

The dual Hahn polynomials $\{u_i(x)\}_{i=0}^d$ are a family of discrete orthogonal polynomials involving two real parameters $r$ and $s$. Let $L,L^*$ denote the corresponding Leonard pair. Assume that $r\not=0$ and $r+s=0$. We show that…