On the genus of generalized Laguerre polynomials (Q2488308)

Recently Hajir and Wong [unpublish paper mentioned in the reference] have proved that for \(n\geq 5\) and for any number field \(K\), the Galois group of \(L_n^{(\alpha)}(x)\) [generalised Laguerre polynomials] over \(K\) in \(S_n\) for all but finitely many \(\alpha\in K\). In this proof the main thing is to compute the genus of the function field in the splitting field of \(L_n^{(t)}(x)\) over the function field \(Q(t)\). The authors have proved that for \(n\geq 5\) \(L_n^{(t)}(x)\) defines an absolutely irreducible plane curve of geometric genus \(>1\). They determined the exact genus of these curves and also claimed that their technique should be applicable to other families of orthogonal polynomials that satisfy recursion similar to those for \(L_n^{(t)}(x)\).