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Linear Perturbations of the Classical Orthogonal Polynomials which are Eigenfunctions of Linear Differential Operators

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Advanced Problems in Constructive Approximation

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In this paper we consider polynomials orthogonal with respect to an inner product which consists of the inner product of the classical orthogonal polynomials combined with some perturbation and we give a survey of the work done to derive linear differential operators having these orthogonal polynomials as eigenfunctions.

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Bavinck, H. (2002). Linear Perturbations of the Classical Orthogonal Polynomials which are Eigenfunctions of Linear Differential Operators. In: Buhmann, M.D., Mache, D.H. (eds) Advanced Problems in Constructive Approximation. ISNM International Series of Numerical Mathematics, vol 142. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7600-1_1

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