On the Jacobi series (Q1093829)

The Jacobi series of a function f is an expansion in a series of ascending powers of a prescribed polynomial P of degree n in which the coefficients are polynomials of lesser degree. These coefficients are usually expressed as contour integrals or are determined by their interpolatory properties. We show how they may be expressed as generalized derivatives of f with respect to P. In so doing we also show how the Jacobi series may be expressed (in yet another way) as a generalized Taylor series). In addition, we obtain a number of interesting relations among the generalized derivatives.