New results involving a certain class of \(q\)-orthogonal polynomials (Q1191794)

A Christoffel-Darboux formula and a Brafman type generating function are given for the \(q\)-Racah (or hypergeometric \(_ 4\Phi_ 3)\) polynomials which were introduced recently by \textit{R. Askey} and \textit{J. Wilson} [SIAM J. Math. Anal. 10, 1008-1016 (1979; Zbl 0437.33014); Mem. Am. Math. Soc. 319 (1985; Zbl 0572.33012)]. The former result is then applied to deduce a \(q\)-extension of a class of finite summation formulas involving generalized double hypergeometric functions, which were considered earlier by \textit{H. M. Srivastava} [Indian J. Math. 22, 1-7 (1980; Zbl 0497.33002); Boll. Unione Mat. Ital., VI. Ser., A 5, 311-320 (1986; Zbl 0578.33001)]. Finally, a bilinear generating function is proved for the \(q\)-Konhauser polynomials \(Z_ n^{(\alpha)}(x,k\mid q)\) which, for \(k=1\), reduce immediately to the familiar \(q\)-extension of the classical Laguerre polynomials.