A note on the interlacing of zeros and orthogonality (Q1048974)
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A note on the interlacing of zeros and orthogonality (English)
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8 January 2010
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The author considers a sequence \(\{t_n\}_{n=0}^{\infty}\) of real monic polynomials, with \(\deg(t_n)=n\) for each \(n\), satisfying the property that the zeros of \(t_n\) are real and simple and two consecutive polynomials have no common zeros for any \(n \in \mathbb{N}.\) It is also assumed that the ratio \(\frac{t_{n+1}}{t_{n-1}}\) takes the same value at the zeros of \(t_n\). Under these assumptions, two necessary and sufficient conditions for the orthogonality of \(\{t_n\}\) are obtained. The conditions are given in terms of the interlacing properties of the zeros of \(t_n\) and \(t_{n+1}\) and in terms of the positivity of the ratios above introduced.
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orthogonality of a monic polynomial sequence
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interlacing of zeros
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