Charlier polynomials

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb: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
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:combinatorics
gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
gptkbp:variant x
gptkbp:weight w(x) = \frac{a^x}{x!}e^{-a}
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Charlier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charlier polynomials