A note on degenerate generalized Laguerre polynomials and Lah numbers

The aim of this paper is to introduce the degenerate generalized Laguerre polynomials as the degenerate version of the generalized Laguerre polynomials and to derive some properties related to those polynomials and Lah numbers, including an explicit expression, a Rodrigues type formula, and expressions for the derivatives. The novelty of the present paper is that it is the first paper on degenerate versions of orthogonal polynomials.

A novel matrix technique for multi-order pantograph differential equations of fractional order

The main purpose of this article is to investigate a novel set of (orthogonal) basis functions for treating a class of multi-order fractional pantograph differential equations (MOFPDEs) computationally. These polynomials, denoted by S n ( x ) and called special polynomials , were first discovered in a study of a certain family of isotropic turbulence fields. They are expressible in terms of the generalized Laguerre polynomials and are related to the Bessel and Srivastava–Singhal polynomials. Unlike the Laguerre polynomials, all coefficients of the special polynomials are positive. We further introduce the fractional order of the special polynomials and use them along with some suitable collocation points in a special matrix technique to treat fractional-order MOFPDEs. Moreover, the convergence analysis of these polynomials is established. Through five example applications, the utility and efficiency of the present matrix approach are demonstrated and comparisons with some existing numerical schemes have been performed in this class.

Two variables generalized Laguerre polynomials

The objective of this paper is to introduce and study the generalized Laguerre polynomial for two variables. We prove that these polynomials are characterized by the generalized hypergeometric function. An explicit representation, generating functions and some recurrence relations are shown. Moreover, these polynomials appear as solutions of some differential equations.

Classifying Galois groups of an orthogonal family of quartic polynomials

We consider the quartic generalized Laguerre polynomials $L_{4}^{(\alpha)}(x)$ for $\alpha \in \mathbb Q$. It is shown that except $\mathbb Z/4\mathbb Z$, every transitive subgroup of $S_{4}$ appears as the Galois group of $L_{4}^{(\alpha)}(x)$ for infinitely many $\alpha \in \mathbb Q$. A precise characterization of $\alpha\in \mathbb Q$ is obtained for each of these occurrences. Our methods involve the standard use of resolvent cubics and the theory of p-adic Newton polygons. Using these, the Galois group computations are reduced to Diophantine problem of finding integer and rational points on certain curves.

Fractional Generalizations of Rodrigues-Type Formulas for Laguerre Functions in Function Spaces

Generalized Laguerre polynomials, Ln(α), verify the well-known Rodrigues’ formula. Using Weyl and Riemann–Liouville fractional calculi, we present several fractional generalizations of Rodrigues’ formula for generalized Laguerre functions and polynomials. As a consequence, we give a new addition formula and an integral representation for these polynomials. Finally, we introduce a new family of fractional Lebesgue spaces and show that some of these special functions belong to them.

An irreducibility question concerning modifications of Laguerre polynomials

This paper addresses a question recently posed by Hajir concerning the irreducibility of certain modifications [Formula: see text] of generalized Laguerre polynomials [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text] is an integer. For a fixed [Formula: see text], we obtain lower bounds [Formula: see text] on [Formula: see text] in terms of [Formula: see text] such that [Formula: see text] is irreducible over the rationals for all [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, for [Formula: see text], it is shown that [Formula: see text] is either irreducible or is a product of a linear polynomial and a polynomial of degree [Formula: see text]. The set of circumstances in which [Formula: see text] has a linear factor for [Formula: see text], is completely described.

Comment on “Fourier transform of hydrogen-type atomic orbitals”

Podolsky and Pauling (Phys. Rev. 34, 109 (1929) doi: 10.1103/PhysRev.34.109 ) were the first ones to derive an explicit expression for the Fourier transform of a bound-state hydrogen eigenfunction. Yükçü and Yükçü (Can. J. Phys. 96, 724 (2018) doi: 10.1139/cjp-2017-0728 ), who were apparently unaware of the work of Podolsky and Pauling or of the numerous other earlier references on this Fourier transform, proceeded differently. They expressed a generalized Laguerre polynomial as a finite sum of powers, or equivalently, they expressed a bound-state hydrogen eigenfunction as a finite sum of Slater-type functions. This approach looks very simple, but it leads to comparatively complicated expressions that cannot match the simplicity of the classic result obtained by Podolsky and Pauling. It is, however, possible to reproduce not only Podolsky and Pauling’s formula for the bound-state hydrogen eigenfunction, but to obtain results of similar quality also for the Fourier transforms of other, closely related, functions, such as Sturmians, Lambda functions, or Guseinov’s functions, by expanding generalized Laguerre polynomials in terms of so-called reduced Bessel functions.