Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:application numerical analysis
approximation theory
minimax approximation
spectral methods
gptkbp:category orthogonal polynomials
special functions
gptkbp:degree n
gptkbp:differential (1-x^2)y'' - x y' + n^2 y = 0
gptkbp:explicitFormula T_n(x) = cos(n arccos(x))
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:firstPolynomial T_0(x) = 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind
gptkbp:leadingCoefficient 2^{n-1} (for n ≥ 1)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pafnuty_Chebyshev
gptkbp:orthogonalOn [-1, 1]
gptkbp:recurrence T_{n+1}(x) = 2x T_n(x) - T_{n-1}(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chebyshev_polynomials_of_the_second_kind
gptkbp:rootWord cos((2k-1)π/(2n)), k=1,...,n
gptkbp:secondPolynomial T_1(x) = x
gptkbp:symbol T_n(x)
gptkbp:weight (1-x^2)^{-1/2}
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chebyshev_series
gptkb:Chebyshev_H
gptkb:Chebyshev_polynomial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8