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Sobolev orthogonal polynomials: The discrete-continuous case. (English) Zbl 0980.42017
If a sequence of polynomials is orthogonal with respect to a bilinear form involving derivatives, these are known as Sobolev orthogonal polynomials. In this paper, a particular case of the bilinear form is considered, called the discrete-continuous one, such as that it involves up to $$N \in \mathbb N$$ derivatives of the functions, but the first $$N-1$$ appear evaluated only at a fixed point $$c \in \mathbb R$$.
The authors accomplish a thorough study of the algebraic and differential properties of the corresponding Sobolev orthogonal polynomials and of their connection with the standard orthogonal polynomials. In particular, a new characterization of classical polynomials (as the only orthogonal polynomials that for some $$N \in \mathbb N$$ have an $$N$$-th primitive satisfying a three-term recurrence relation) is given.

##### MSC:
 42C05 Orthogonal functions and polynomials, general theory of nontrigonometric harmonic analysis 33C45 Orthogonal polynomials and functions of hypergeometric type (Jacobi, Laguerre, Hermite, Askey scheme, etc.)
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