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The expected value of the number of real zeros of a random sum of Legendre polynomials
Author(s):
J.
Ernest
Wilkins Jr.
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
125
(1997),
1531-1536.
MSC (1991):
Primary 60G99;
Secondary 41A60
MathSciNet review:
1377012
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Abstract:
It is known that the expected number of zeros in the interval of the sum , in which is the normalized Legendre polynomial of degree and the coefficients are independent normally distributed random variables with mean 0 and variance 1, is asymptotic to for large . We improve this result and show that this expected number is for any positive .
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Additional Information:
J.
Ernest
Wilkins
Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-97-03826-4
PII:
S 0002-9939(97)03826-4
Keywords:
Real zeros,
random polynomials,
Legendre polynomials
Received by editor(s):
November 1, 1995
Communicated by:
Richard T. Durrett
Copyright of article:
Copyright
1997,
American Mathematical Society
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