Hermite polynomials on the plane
Shayne Waldron
Abstract:
The space $\cP_n$ of bivariate generalised Hermite polynomials of
degree $n$ is invariant under rotations.
We exploit this symmetry to construct an orthonormal basis for $\cP_n$
which consists of the rotations of
a single polynomial through the angles ${\ell\pi\over n+1}$, $\ell=0,\ldots n$.
Thus we obtain an orthogonal expansion which retains as much of the
symmetry of $\cP_n$ as is possible. Indeed we show that a continuous
version of this orthogonal expansion exists.
Keywords:
bivariate Hermite polynomials,
Laguerre polynomials,
Zernike polynomials,
quadrature for trigonometric polynomials,
representation theory,
orthogonal expansions
Math Review Classification:
Primary 33C45, 33D50;
Secondary 06B15, 42C15
Length: 7 pages
Last Updated: 19 March 2007
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