A Set of Orthogonal Polynomials That Generalize the Racah Coefficients or $6 - j$ Symbols

DOI10.1137/0510092zbMath0437.33014OpenAlexW1985161204WikidataQ56563896 ScholiaQ56563896MaRDI QIDQ3877969

James A. Wilson, Richard Askey

Publication date: 1979

Published in: SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1137/0510092

zbMATH Keywords

basic hypergeometric seriesorthogonal polynomialangular momentum theoryRacah coefficient6- j symbols

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orthogonal polynomials and functions of hypergeometric type (Jacobi, Laguerre, Hermite, Askey scheme, etc.) (33C45) Classical hypergeometric functions, ({}_2F_1) (33C05)

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