A proof of Turan's inequality using the Prüfer substitution (Q4360002)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1076810
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1076810 |
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A proof of Turan's inequality using the Prüfer substitution (English)
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20 October 1997
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Turan's inequality
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Legendre polynomials
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Prüfer substitution
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The statement of Turan's inequality is that \[ T_n(x):= P_n(x)P_{n+2}(x)- (P_{n+1}(x))^2<0, \qquad x\in (-1,1), \] where \(P_n\), \(n=0,1,\dots\), are Legendre polynomials on \((-1,1)\). The fact that the polynomials \(T_n\) do not have any zeros in the interval \((-1,1)\) is proved by applying the Prüfer substitution to a differential equation related with these polynomials which is not a Sturm-Liouville equation.
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