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Hermite Polynomial Recurrence Relations

The document discusses the recurrence relation of Hermite polynomials and their properties, including the scalar product and orthogonality defined using a specific weighting function. It also outlines how Hermite polynomials can serve as basis functions for series expansions, with coefficients derived from integrals involving these polynomials. Additionally, it presents a specific integral condition that holds for Hermite polynomials under certain constraints.

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Hermite Polynomial Recurrence Relations

The document discusses the recurrence relation of Hermite polynomials and their properties, including the scalar product and orthogonality defined using a specific weighting function. It also outlines how Hermite polynomials can serve as basis functions for series expansions, with coefficients derived from integrals involving these polynomials. Additionally, it presents a specific integral condition that holds for Hermite polynomials under certain constraints.

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Recurrence relation of Hermite polynomial (sec. 3.

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∞
−𝑡 2 +2𝑡𝑥
𝑡𝑛
𝑒 = ෍ 𝐻𝑛 𝑥
𝑛!
𝑛=0

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Scalar product and orthogonality of Hermite polynomials

• We use the scalar product defined as:


∞
2
න 𝑒 −𝑥 𝐻𝑛 𝑥 𝐻𝑚 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 0, 𝑛≠𝑚
−∞
2
• Here, the weighting function is 𝑒 −𝑥

• For the normalization, we have:


∞
−𝑥 2 2
න 𝑒 𝐻𝑛 (𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 2𝑛 𝑛! 𝜋
−∞

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Series expansion

• As Bessel functions, Hermite polynomials can be used as


a set of basis function for series:
∞

𝑓 𝑥 = ෍ 𝑎𝑛 𝐻𝑛 𝑥
0

• Here, the coefficients are:


∞
1 2
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛 න 𝑒 −𝑥 𝐻𝑛 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
2 𝑛! 𝜋 −∞

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+∞ 𝑚 −𝑥 2
Show that ‫׬‬−∞ 𝑥 𝑒 𝐻𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 0, for 0 ≤ 𝑚 ≤ 𝑛 − 1

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