On linear combinations of \(L\)-orthogonal polynomials associated with distributions belonging to symmetric classes (Q1779432)

Strong (Stieltjes) distributions \(g\), that is, bounded nondecreasing functions \(g\) defined on \([a,b]\) \((0\leq a< b\leq\infty)\), with infinitely many points of increase on \([a,b]\) such that the corresponding moments \(\int t^n dg(t)\) exist for any integer \(n\), were introduced in 1980 by \textit{W. Jones}, \textit{W. J. Thron} and \textit{H. Waadeland} in their celebrated paper ``A strong Stieltjes moment problem'' [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 261, 503--528 (1980; Zbl 0449.30004)]. Since then, an extensive literature has been produced in connection with sequences of \(L\)-orthogonal polynomials, orthogonal Laurent polynomials, continued fractions, quadrature formulas and two-point Padé approximants. In this respect, the authors of the paper under review and other collaborators of theirs, have greatly contributed on these topics very specially in connections with certain families of continued fractions (\(T\)-fractions and \(M\)-fractions) and sequences of polynomials which are orthogonal with respect to the varying distributions \[ dg_n(t)= t^{-(n+1)} dg(t), \] \(n=1,2,\dots,\) and that authors call ``\(L\)-orthogonal polynomials''. As a continuation of previous works, in this paper, properties concerning orthogonality and zero location of sequences of polynomials defined as linear combinations of \(L\)-orthogonal polynomials are studied when the distribution function satisfies a certain symmetry requirement. As an interesting consequence, examples of new strong distributions arise whose sequences of \(L\)-orthogonal polynomials can be explicitly known.