Laguerre polynomials

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:application gptkb:optics
gptkb:probability_theory
gptkb:signal_processing
gptkb:Laguerre–Gaussian_modes
statistics
combinatorics
random matrix theory
gptkbp:author gptkb:Edmond_Laguerre
gptkbp:category special functions
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
real numbers
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
mathematical physics
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1880s
gptkbp:firstPolynomial L_0(x) = 1
gptkbp:hasGeneratingFunction (1-t)^{-1} exp(-xt/(1-t))
gptkbp:hasRodriguesFormula L_n(x) = exp(x)/n! d^n/dx^n (exp(-x)x^n)
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:generalized_Laguerre_polynomials
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguerre_polynomials
gptkbp:hasZeros all real and positive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laguerre polynomials
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edmond_Laguerre
gptkbp:notation L_n(x)
L_n^{(α)}(x) for generalized case
gptkbp:orthogonalOn [0, ∞)
gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo weight function exp(-x) on [0, ∞)
gptkbp:recurrence (n+1)L_{n+1}(x) = (2n+1-x)L_n(x) - nL_{n-1}(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jacobi_polynomials
gptkb:Charlier_polynomials
gptkb:Hermite_polynomials
gptkbp:satisfies gptkb:Laguerre_differential_equation
gptkbp:secondPolynomial L_1(x) = 1 - x
gptkbp:sequence L_0(x), L_1(x), L_2(x), ...
gptkbp:thirdPolynomial L_2(x) = 1 - 2x + x^2/2
gptkbp:usedIn numerical analysis
quantum mechanics
approximation theory
solution of the radial part of the hydrogen atom
gptkbp:weight exp(-x)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hermite_polynomials
gptkb:Generalized_Polynomial_Chaos
gptkb:Sturm–Liouville_problem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6