A Green's function for non-homogeneous random walks on free products (Q1099465)

For \(\Gamma\) the free product of N groups each having finite orders and a non-homogeneous function \(\alpha\) supported entirely on words of length one in \(\Gamma\), a Green's function corresponding to \(\alpha\) is developed. The L 2-spectrum of \(\alpha\) is completely developed for the case \(N=2\) and is characterized in general. A method of developing the recursion coefficients of the orthogonal polynomials associated with \(\alpha\) is explored as are the associated spherical functions.