We devise a framework encompassing the classical theory of characteristics and the theory valid in the convex case recently obtained by R.T. Rockafellar and P. Wolenski. It relies on a notion of transform introduced by I. Ekeland. It involves a class of functions called Ekeland functions which is large enough to encompass convex functions, concave functions and linear-quadratic functions, as we...

The Legendre-Stirling numbers are the coeffi cients in the integral Lagrangian symmetric powers of the classical Legendre second-order differential expression. In many ways, these numbers mimic the classical Stirling numbers of the second kind which play a similar role in the integral powers of the classical second-order Laguerre differential expression. In a recent paper, Andrews and Littlejoh...

An O(N(logN)2/ loglogN) algorithm for computing the discrete Legendre transform and its inverse is described. The algorithm combines a recently developed fast transform for converting between Legendre and Chebyshev coefficients with a Taylor series expansion for Chebyshev polynomials about equallyspaced points in the frequency domain. Both components are based on the FFT, and as an intermediate...

Scalar multiplication on Legendre form elliptic curves can be speeded up in two ways. One can perform the bulk of the computation either on the associated Kummer line or on an appropriate twisted Edwards form elliptic curve. This paper provides details of moving to and from between Legendre form elliptic curves and associated Kummer line and moving to and from between Legendre form elliptic cur...

We describe an application of the Legendre transform to communication networks. The Legendre transform applied to max-plus algebra linear systems corresponds to the Fourier transform applied to conventional linear systems. Hence, it is a powerful tool that can be applied to max-plus linear systems and their identification. Linear max-plus algebra has been already used to describe simple data co...

Abstract— This paper introduces a new set of orthogonal moments function hypergeometric based on the discrete Legendre polynomials. The Legendre moments can be effectively used as pattern features in the analysis of two-dimensional images. The implementation of moments proposed in this paper does not involve any numerical approximation, since the basis set is orthogonal in the discrete domain o...

An incompressible variational ideal ballooning mode equation is discretized with the COOL finite element discretization scheme using basis functions composed of variable order Legendre polynomials. This reduces the second order ordinary differential equation to a special block pentadiagonal matrix equation that is solved using an inverse vector iteration method. A benchmark test of BECOOL (Ball...

Abstract In this paper, we study the Legendre wavelets for the solution of linear, nonlinear and singular Fredholm integral equations of second kind using approximation technique. The properties of Legendre wavelets together with the Gaussian integration method are used to reduce the problem to the solution of algebraic equations. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the theoretical a...