Some new closed expressions for integrals involving Hermite functions (Q1206991)

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Some new closed expressions for integrals involving Hermite functions
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    Some new closed expressions for integrals involving Hermite functions (English)
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    1 April 1993
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    The author evaluates the integrals \(I_{n,m}= \int_{-\infty}^ \infty e^{-x^ 2} H_ n(x) H_ m(x){{dx} \over x}\), where \(H_ k(\cdot)\) denotes the Hermite polynomial of order \(k\), and related integrals. These quantities are of interest in quantum physics. Based on the recurrence relation for the Hermite polynomials recurrence formulas for \(I_{n,m}\) are obtained and therefrom one gets e.g. that \(I_{n,n+1}=2^{n+1} n! \sqrt{\pi}\), for even \(n\in\mathbb{N}_ 0\).
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    harmonic oscillator
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    Hermite polynomial
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    recurrence formulas
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