Bochner-Pearson-type characterization of the free Meixner class

Abstract: The operator

L_{m} u : f m a p s t o i n t f r a c f (x) - f (y) x - y d m u (y)

is, for a compactly supported measure

m u

with an

L^{3}

density, a closed, densely defined operator on

L^{2} (m u)

. We show that the operator

Q = p L_{m} u^{2} - q L_{m} u

has polynomial eigenfunctions if and only if

m u

is a free Meixner distribution. The only time

Q

has orthogonal polynomial eigenfunctions is if

m u

is a semicircular distribution. More generally, the only time the operator

p (L_{u} L_{m} u) - q L_{m} u

has orthogonal polynomial eigenfunctions is when

m u

and

u

are related by a Jacobi shift.

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