Taking a combinatorial point of view on cyclotomic polynomials leads to a larger class of polynomials we shall call the inclusion-exclusion polynomials. This gives a more appropriate setting for certain types of questions about the coefficients of these polynomials. After establishing some basic properties of inclusion-exclusion polynomials we turn to a detailed study of the structure of ternar...

We use generating functions to express orthogonality relations in the form of q-beta integrals. The integrand of such a q-beta integral is then used as a weight function for a new set of orthogonal or biorthogonal functions. This method is applied to the continuous q-Hermite polynomials, the Al-Salam-Carlitz polynomials, and the polynomials of Szegő and leads naturally to the Al-Salam-Chihara p...

We introduce multiple Wilson polynomials, which give a new example of multiple orthogonal polynomials (Hermite-Padé polynomials) of type II. These polynomials can be written as a Jacobi-Piñeiro transform, which is a generalization of the Jacobi transform for Wilson polynomials, found by T.H. Koornwinder. Here we need to introduce Jacobi and JacobiPiñeiro polynomials with complex parameters. Som...

We study noncommutative continuant polynomials via a new leapfrog construction. This needs the introduction of new indeterminates and leads to generalizations of Fibonacci polynomials, Lucas polynomials and other families of polynomials. We relate these polynomials to various topics such as quiver algebras and tilings. Finally, we use permanents to give a broad perspective on the subject.

The Volterra delay integral equations have numerous applications in various branches of science, including biology, ecology, physics and modeling of engineering and natural sciences. In many cases, it is difficult to obtain analytical solutions of these equations. So, numerical methods as an efficient approximation method for solving Volterra delay integral equations are of interest to many res...

In this paper, we study some properties of Whitney numbers of Dowling lattices and related polynomials. We answer the following question: there is a relation between Stirling and Eulerian polynomials. Can we find a new relation between Dowling polynomials and other polynomials generalizing Eulerian polynomials? In addition, some congruences for the Dowling numbers are given. Mathematics Subject...

Polynomials whose coefficients are successive derivatives of a class of Jacobi polynomials evaluated at x = 1 are stable. This yields a novel and short proof of the known result that the Bessel polynomials are stable polynomials. Stability preserving linear operators are discussed. The paper concludes with three open problems involving the distribution of zeros of polynomials.

In this paper, summation formulae for the 2-variable Legendre polynomials in terms of certain multi-variable special polynomials are derived. Several summation formulae for the classical Legendre polynomials are also obtained as applications. Further, Hermite-Legendre polynomials are introduced and summation formulae for these polynomials are also established.

Szegő polynomials are orthogonal with respect to an inner product on the unit circle. Numerical methods for weighted least-squares approximation by trigonometric polynomials conveniently can be derived and expressed with the aid of Szegő polynomials. This paper discusses the conditioning of several mappings involving Szegő polynomials and, thereby, sheds light on the sensitivity of some approxi...

We study a family of orthogonal polynomials which generalizes a sequence of polynomials considered by L. Carlitz. We show that they are a special case of the Sheffer polynomials and point out some interesting connections with certain Sobolev orthogonal polynomials.