Asymptotic properties of polynomials orthogonal with respect to varying weights, and related topics of spectral theory

Egorova, I.; Pastur, L.

doi:10.1090/S1061-0022-2014-01287-3

Asymptotic properties of polynomials orthogonal with respect to varying weights, and related topics of spectral theory
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by I. Egorova and L. Pastur
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St. Petersburg Math. J. 25 (2014), 223-240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1061-0022-2014-01287-3

Published electronically: March 12, 2014

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Abstract:

A detailed description is given of links (outlined in a paper by the second author) between asymptotic formulas for polynomials orthogonal with respect to varying exponential weights and finite band Jacobi operators.

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