Zero distribution of Bergman orthogonal polynomials for certain planar domains (Q1404482)

Let \(G\) be a simply connected domain (in \(\mathbb C\)) bounded by a closed Jordan curve. Let \(\{p_n\}_{n=0}^{\infty}\), \(\deg p_n=n\), denote the sequence of Bergman polynomials of \(G\); that is, the \(p_n\)'s are orthonormal in \(G\) with respect to the area measure. Let \(\varphi\) be a conformal map of \(G\) onto the open unit disk. In this interesting paper, the authors investigate the behavior of the \(p_n\)'s inside \(G\) when (i) \(\varphi\) has a singularity on \(L=\partial G\) and (ii) when \(\varphi\) has no singularity on \(L\). In case (ii), the authors consider a special class of lens-shaped domains \(G\) that are bounded by two orthogonal circular arcs. Using the theory of logarithmic potentials with external fields, they show that the limiting distribution of the zeros of the \(p_n\)'s is supported on a Jordan arc.