Confluent hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials related to the rational quantum Calogero system with harmonic confinement (Q1379548)

The author studies the properties of two families (type A and B) of confluent hypergeometric polynomials in several variables. First, introduced by I. G. Macdonald and M. Lasalle [see \textit{M. Lasalle} in C. R. Acad. Sci., Paris, Sér. I, 313, No. 9, 579-582 (1991; Zbl 0748.33006)], they reduce to the Hermite polynomials (type A) and the Legendre polynomials (type B) in the one variable case. The author describes the orthogonal properties, differential equations and Pieri-type recurrence formulas for these two families of polynomials. These results are proved by considering families A and B as limiting cases of multivariable hypergeometric continuous Hahn and Wilson families, respectively [\textit{J. F. van Diejen}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 351, No. 1, 233-270 (1999; Zbl 0904.33004)]. The polynomials in question can be used to diagonalize the rational quantum Calogero models with harmonic confinement (for the classical root systems), and are closely connected to the (symmetric) generalized spherical harmonics investigated by \textit{Ch. Dunkl} [Math. Z. 197, 33-60 (1988; Zbl 0616.33005)].