Gibbs phenomena for some classical orthogonal polynomials (Q2235909)

The Gibbs phenomenon about the partial sums of trigonometric Fourier expansions of a piecewise continuous function is well-known. It was mentioned before by several mathematicians, but in fact without proof, that the Gibbs phenomenon also occurs when functions are expanded in terms of Legendre, Hermite or Laguerre polynomials. The present paper fills these gaps and gives a proof of the Gibbs phenomenon for such expansions. More than that, it is established that Gibbs constants associated to expansions in terms of standard Fourier series, Legendre (more generally in Jacobi) series, Hermite series, and Laguerre series all exist and are identical.