Asymptotics for Laguerre polynomials with large order and parameters (Q2339496)

Consider the Laguerre polynomials \(L_n^{\alpha_n}(x)\) that are orthogonal on the positive real axis with respect to the varying weight function \[ w_n(x)=x^{\alpha_n}e^{-x}. \] The aim of this paper is to study the asymptotics of this polynomials when \(\alpha_n\) satisfies the condition \[ \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{\alpha_n}{n}=a \in (0,+\infty]. \] The tools used are the Steepest-Descent method for Riemann-Hilbert problem (RHP) introduced by \textit{P. Deift} and \textit{X. Zhou} [Ann. Math. (2) 137, No. 2, 295--368 (1993; Zbl 0771.35042)]. The idea of the method is to introduce a sequence of transformations in order to get and study a simple (RHP). The present study improves previous results especially the result of \textit{C. Bosbach} and \textit{W. Gawronski} [J. Comput. Appl. Math. 99, No. 1--2, 77--89 (1998; Zbl 0933.33010)]. The numerical data shows that as well.