Askey-Wilson polynomial

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Author: Dr. Tom Koornwinder, Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Dr. Tom Koornwinder accepted the invitation on 23 September 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 23 December 2008).

Askey-Wilson polynomial refers to a four-parameter family of orthogonal polynomials which contain all classical orthogonal polynomials (in the wide sense) as special or limit cases.

Suggested by: Dr. Richard A. Askey, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Invited by: Dr. Eugene M. Izhikevich, Editor-in-Chief of Scholarpedia, the peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia
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