• DocumentCode
    2863229
  • Title

    Polynomial solutions of the third-order Fuchsian linear ODE

  • Author

    Melezhik, A.

  • Author_Institution
    St. Petersburg State Univ., Russia
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    94
  • Abstract
    Polynomial solutions of the hypergeometric equation-Jacobi polynomials constitute an infinite set of orthogonal functions and coincide with eigenfunctions of a singular Sturm-Liouville problem with endpoints of the corresponding interval being regular singularities of the equation (Fuchsian second-order equations with three regular singularities). Among others there are two simple ways of generating these polynomials: i) one way is by using three-term recurrence relations and ii) the other way is by using the Rodrigues formula. The question arises whether it is possible to construct polynomial solutions for the third-order Fuchsian equation with four singularities. These solutions are supposed to be bound at three regular singularities. Taken in general, this problem leads to the necessity to solve algebraic equations of an arbitrary order. However, in particular cases explicit expressions with a generalization of the Rodrigues formula exist. Our starting point is a particular Fuchsian third-order equation with four regular singularities
  • Keywords
    Sturm-Liouville equation; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; polynomials; Fuchsian second-order equations; Fuchsian third-order equation; Jacobi polynomials; Jakobi polynomials; Rodrigues formula; algebraic equations; eigenfunctions; hypergeometric equation; orthogonal functions; polynomial solutions; regular singularities; singular Sturm-Liouville problem; third-order Fuchsian linear ODE; three-term recurrence relations; Differential equations; Diffraction; Polynomials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Day on Diffraction Millenniuym Workshop, 2000. International Seminar
  • Conference_Location
    St. Petersburg
  • Print_ISBN
    5-7997-0252-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DD.2000.902361
  • Filename
    902361