Orthogonal polynomials and Hankel determinants for certain Bernoulli and Euler polynomials (Q1996148)

The purpose of this paper is to prove certain properties of Hankel determinants for Bernoulli and Euler polynomials by using recurrences, continued fractions and a kind of umbral calculus. First, several well-known results for Hankel determinants, orthogonal polynomials and continued fractions are restated. Then the concepts even ann odd canonical contraction of a continued fraction are defined. In the following, the Bernoulli polynomial case with the polygamma function and the Euler polynomial case according to \textit{W. A. Al-Salam} and \textit{L. Carlitz} [Port. Math. 18, 91--99 (1959; Zbl 0093.01504)] with monic orthogonal polynomials are considered. The main results here are for even-index polynomials or odd-index polynomials. The proof uses Laplace transform. Finally, shifted sequences are considered. Misprint in 1.3 (1).