Charlier polynomials

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:category special functions
gptkbp:degree n
gptkbp:differential difference equation, not differential equation
gptkbp:domain non-negative integers
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:generatingFunction e^{-a t}(1+t)^x = \\sum_{n=0}^\\infty C_n(x;a) \\frac{t^n}{n!}
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charlier polynomials
gptkbp:hypergeometricRepresentation C_n(x;a) = {}_2F_0(-n,-x;-;-1/a)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1905
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl_Charlier
gptkbp:orthogonalityRelation \\sum_{x=0}^\\infty C_m(x;a)C_n(x;a)\\frac{a^x}{x!}e^{-a} = a^n n! \\delta_{mn}
gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo gptkb:Poisson_distribution
gptkbp:parameter a
gptkbp:recurrence C_{n+1}(x;a) = (x-n)C_n(x;a) - aC_n(x-1;a)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Laguerre_polynomials
gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
Krawtchouk polynomials
gptkbp:type discrete orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
combinatorics
gptkbp:variant x
gptkbp:weight w(x) = \\frac{a^x}{x!}e^{-a}
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Charlier
gptkb:Laguerre_polynomials
gptkb:Elizabeth_Charlier
gptkb:Askey_scheme
gptkb:Meixner_polynomials
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7