Appell polynomials and their relatives (Q4663155)

This paper deals with orthogonal and non-orthogonal polynomials. Multivariate extensions of Appell polynomials, Bernoulli polynomials, Kailath-Segall polynomials, Sheffer polynomials, Meixner families, Hermite polynomials, Al-Salam-Chihara and Al-Salam-Carlitz polynomials and related polynomials, are given. Then all these are given \(q\)-extensions. Various properties, including orthogonality, are studied. Free version of these polynomials are also defined. In order to simplify matters and to write the coefficients in an elegant manner various types of partitions of sets of positive integers are made use of. Perhaps the ideas and representations from the theory of zonal polynomials may be helpful in representing these polynomials in more elegant forms. Papers of \textit{A. T. James} [Ann. Math. (2) 74, 456--469 (1961; Zbl 0104.02803)] and the monograph of \textit{A. M. Mathai, S. B. Provost} and \textit{T. Hayakawa} [Bilinear Forms and Zonal Polynomials (Lect. Notes in Statistics 102, New York, Springer) (1995; Zbl 0832.62044)] may be useful.