An Introduction to Orthogonal Polynomials - (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Theodore S Chihara (Paperback)

About the Book

Concise introduction covers general elementary theory, including the representation theorem and distribution functions, continued fractions and chain sequences, the recurrence formula, special functions, and some specific systems. 1978 edition.

Book Synopsis

Concise introduction covers general elementary theory, including the representation theorem and distribution functions, continued fractions and chain sequences, the recurrence formula, special functions, and some specific systems. 1978 edition.

About the Author

Ted Chihara received his PhD from Purdue University and co-founded the Mathematics Department at Seattle University. He is well known as a researcher in the area of orthogonal polynomials.