Asymptotic properties of Laguerre-Sobolev type orthogonal polynomials (Q415344)

The authors consider the asymptotic behavior of sequences of monic polynomials orthogonal with respect to a Sobolev-type inner product \[ \langle p,q \rangle_{S}=\int_{0}^{\infty}p(x)q(x)x^{\alpha}e^{-x}\,dx+Np^{\prime}(a)q^{\prime}(a), \;\;\alpha>-1, \] where \(N\in\mathbb{R}_{+}\) and \(a\in \mathbb{R}_{-}\). They study the outer relative asymptotics of these polynomials with respect to the standard Laguerre polynomials. The analogue of the Mehler-Heine formula as well as a Plancherel-Rotach formula for the rescaled polynomials are given. The behavior of their zeros is also analyzed in terms of their dependence on \(N\).