probabilists' Hermite polynomials

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
orthogonal polynomials
gptkbp:category orthogonal polynomials
special functions
gptkbp:differenceFromPhysicistsHermite H_n^{(prob)}(x) = 2^{-n/2} H_n^{(phys)}(x/\\sqrt{2})
gptkbp:differential H_n'(x) = n H_{n-1}(x)
gptkbp:domain real numbers
gptkbp:explicitFormula H_n(x) = (-1)^n e^{x^2/2} \\frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2/2}
gptkbp:firstFewPolynomials H_0(x) = 1
H_1(x) = x
H_2(x) = x^2 - 1
H_3(x) = x^3 - 3x
gptkbp:generatingFunction e^{xt - t^2/2} = \\sum_{n=0}^\\infty H_n(x) \\frac{t^n}{n!}
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label probabilists' Hermite polynomials
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_Hermite
gptkbp:orthogonalityRelation \\int_{-\\infty}^{\\infty} H_m(x) H_n(x) \\frac{e^{-x^2/2}}{\\sqrt{2\\pi}} dx = n! \\delta_{mn}
gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo gptkb:standard_normal_distribution
gptkbp:recurrence H_{n+1}(x) = x H_n(x) - n H_{n-1}(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:physicists'_Hermite_polynomials
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
quantum mechanics
stochastic processes
gptkbp:variant x
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hermite_polynomial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7