Abstract
We exploit difference equations to establish sharp inequalities on the extreme zeros of the classical discrete orthogonal polynomials, Charlier, Krawtchouk, Meixner and Hahn. We also provide lower bounds on the minimal distance between their consecutive zeros.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-141 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Approximation Theory |
Volume | 156 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Charlier polynomials
- Discrete orthogonal polynomials
- Hahn polynomials
- Krawtchouk polynomials
- Meixner polynomials
- Zeros