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Generating Functions and Hypergeometric Representations of Classical Continuous Orthogonal Polynomials

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The aim of this work is to show how to obtain generating functions for classical orthogonal polynomials and derive their hypergeometric representations.

This work was completed with the support of the AIMS-Volkswagen Stiftung Workshop 2018.

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Nangho, M.K. (2020). Generating Functions and Hypergeometric Representations of Classical Continuous Orthogonal Polynomials. In: Foupouagnigni, M., Koepf, W. (eds) Orthogonal Polynomials. AIMSVSW 2018. Tutorials, Schools, and Workshops in the Mathematical Sciences . Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36744-2_3

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