Fourth order \(q\)-difference equation for the first associated of the \(q\)-classical orthogonal polynomials (Q1300809)

The authors rely on the methods of [``Fourth-order difference equation for the first associated of classical discrete orthogonal polynomials,'' \textit{A. Ronveaux, E. Godoy, A. Zarzo} and \textit{I. Area}, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 90, No. 1, 45-50 (1998; Zbl 0906.33003)] to derive a single fourth-order \(q\)-difference equation for the first associated of all \(q\)-classical orthogonal polynomials. The coefficients of the equation are specified in terms of the polynomials appearing in Pearson's \(q\)-difference equation defining the weight of the \(q\)-classical orthogonal polynomials in the \(q\)-Hahn tableau.