Some biorthogonal polynomials arising in numerical analysis and approximation theory (Q2667119)

The aim of the paper under review is the study of some biorthogonal polynomials that arise in certain topics of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory such as Numerical Integration and Convergence Acceleration. Throughout their work the authors discuss the most general form of biorthogonality, that is, involving two families of polynomials orthogonal with respect to certain measures.They provide a survey of these polynomials, biorthogonal with respect different measures such as the logarithm or exponentials. The authors also discuss the positivity of the weights in the interpolatory quadrature formulas generated by these biorthogonal polynomials. Finally they show the application of the potential theory, powerful tool in so many problems involving polynomials, to the study of some topics of biorthogonal polynomials such as aymptotics and zero distributions.