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Classical orthogonal polynomials by their three-term recurrences. Each evaluates
P_n(x) in O(n) with no allocation.
Functions§
- chebyshev_
t - Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind
T_n(x).T_{n+1} = 2x T_n − T_{n-1}. - chebyshev_
u - Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind
U_n(x).U_0 = 1,U_1 = 2x,U_{n+1} = 2x U_n − U_{n-1}. - hermite
- Physicists’ Hermite polynomial
H_n(x).H_0 = 1,H_1 = 2x,H_{n+1} = 2x H_n − 2n H_{n-1}. - laguerre
- Laguerre polynomial
L_n(x).L_0 = 1,L_1 = 1 − x,(n+1)L_{n+1} = (2n+1−x)L_n − n L_{n-1}. - legendre
- Legendre polynomial
P_n(x).(n+1)P_{n+1} = (2n+1)x P_n − n P_{n-1}.