On linear operators with an invariant subspace of functions

Abstract: Let us denote

c a l V

, the finite dimensional vector spaces of functions of the form

p s i (x) = p_{n} (x) + f (x) p_{m} (x)

where

p_{n} (x)

and

p_{m} (x)

are arbitrary polynomials of degree at most

n

and

m

in the variable

x

while

f (x)

represents a fixed function of

x

. Conditions on

m, n

and

f (x)

are found such that families of linear differential operators exist which preserve

c a l V

. A special emphasis is accorded to the cases where the set of differential operators represents the envelopping algebra of some abstract algebra.

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