A Quantum Algebra Approach to Multivariate Askey–Wilson Polynomials

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Abstract: We study matrix elements of a change of base between two different bases of representations of the quantum algebra Uq(su(1,1)). The two bases, which are multivariate versions of Al-Salam--Chihara polynomials, are eigenfunctions of iterated coproducts of twisted primitive elements. The matrix elements are identified with Gasper and Rahman's multivariate Askey-Wilson polynomials, and from this interpretation we derive their orthogonality relations. Furthermore, the matrix elements are shown to be eigenfunctions of the twisted primitive elements after a change of representation, which gives a quantum algebraic derivation of the fact that the multivariate Askey-Wilson polynomials are solutions of a multivariate bispectral q-difference problem.











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