In mathematics, Wilson polynomials are a family of orthogonal polynomials introduced by James Wilson[1] that generalize Jacobi polynomials, Hahn polynomials, and Charlier polynomials.

They are defined in terms of the generalized hypergeometric function and the Pochhammer symbols by

p_n(t^2)=(a+b)_n(a+c)_n(a+d)_n {}_4F_3\left( \begin{matrix} -n&a+b+c+d+n-1&a-t&a+t \\ a+b&a+c&a+d \end{matrix} ;1\right).

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilson, James A. (July 1980). "Some Hypergeometric Orthogonal Polynomials". SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis. 11 (4): 690–701. doi:10.1137/0511064. ISSN 0036-1410