170 research outputs found
Random matrices, non-backtracking walks, and orthogonal polynomials
Several well-known results from the random matrix theory, such as Wigner's
law and the Marchenko--Pastur law, can be interpreted (and proved) in terms of
non-backtracking walks on a certain graph. Orthogonal polynomials with respect
to the limiting spectral measure play a role in this approach.Comment: (more) minor change
A generalization of the Heine--Stieltjes theorem
We extend the Heine-Stieltjes Theorem to concern all (non-degenerate)
differential operators preserving the property of having only real zeros. This
solves a conjecture of B. Shapiro. The new methods developed are used to
describe intricate interlacing relations between the zeros of different pairs
of solutions. This extends recent results of Bourget, McMillen and Vargas for
the Heun equation and answers their question on how to generalize their results
to higher degrees. Many of the results are new even for the classical case.Comment: 12 pages, typos corrected and refined the interlacing theorem
Maximizing Neumann fundamental tones of triangles
We prove sharp isoperimetric inequalities for Neumann eigenvalues of the
Laplacian on triangular domains.
The first nonzero Neumann eigenvalue is shown to be maximal for the
equilateral triangle among all triangles of given perimeter, and hence among
all triangles of given area. Similar results are proved for the harmonic and
arithmetic means of the first two nonzero eigenvalues
On a two variable class of Bernstein-Szego measures
The one variable Bernstein-Szego theory for orthogonal polynomials on the
real line is extended to a class of two variable measures. The polynomials
orthonormal in the total degree ordering and the lexicographical ordering are
constructed and their recurrence coefficients discussed.Comment: minor change
Matrix biorthogonal polynomials on the unit circle and non-Abelian Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchy
Adler and van Moerbeke \cite{AVM} described a reduction of 2D-Toda hierarchy
called Toeplitz lattice. This hierarchy turns out to be equivalent to the one
originally described by Ablowitz and Ladik \cite{AL} using semidiscrete
zero-curvature equations. In this paper we obtain the original semidiscrete
zero-curvature equations starting directly from the Toeplitz lattice and we
generalize these computations to the matrix case. This generalization lead us
to the semidiscrete zero-curvature equations for the non-abelian (or
multicomponent) version of Ablowitz-Ladik equations \cite{GI}. In this way we
extend the link between biorthogonal polynomials on the unit circle and
Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchy to the matrix case.Comment: 23 pages, accepted on publication on J. Phys. A., electronic link:
http://stacks.iop.org/1751-8121/42/36521
Reconstruction from Radon projections and orthogonal expansion on a ball
The relation between Radon transform and orthogonal expansions of a function
on the unit ball in \RR^d is exploited. A compact formula for the partial
sums of the expansion is given in terms of the Radon transform, which leads to
algorithms for image reconstruction from Radon data. The relation between
orthogonal expansion and the singular value decomposition of the Radon
transform is also exploited.Comment: 15 page
A "missing" family of classical orthogonal polynomials
We study a family of "classical" orthogonal polynomials which satisfy (apart
from a 3-term recurrence relation) an eigenvalue problem with a differential
operator of Dunkl-type. These polynomials can be obtained from the little
-Jacobi polynomials in the limit . We also show that these polynomials
provide a nontrivial realization of the Askey-Wilson algebra for .Comment: 20 page
Some Orthogonal Polynomials Arising from Coherent States
We explore in this paper some orthogonal polynomials which are naturally
associated to certain families of coherent states, often referred to as
nonlinear coherent states in the quantum optics literature. Some examples turn
out to be known orthogonal polynomials but in many cases we encounter a general
class of new orthogonal polynomials for which we establish several qualitative
results.Comment: 21 page
Desingularization of vortices for the Euler equation
We study the existence of stationary classical solutions of the
incompressible Euler equation in the plane that approximate singular
stationnary solutions of this equation. The construction is performed by
studying the asymptotics of equation -\eps^2 \Delta
u^\eps=(u^\eps-q-\frac{\kappa}{2\pi} \log \frac{1}{\eps})_+^p with Dirichlet
boundary conditions and a given function. We also study the
desingularization of pairs of vortices by minimal energy nodal solutions and
the desingularization of rotating vortices.Comment: 40 page
CMV matrices in random matrix theory and integrable systems: a survey
We present a survey of recent results concerning a remarkable class of
unitary matrices, the CMV matrices. We are particularly interested in the role
they play in the theory of random matrices and integrable systems. Throughout
the paper we also emphasize the analogies and connections to Jacobi matrices.Comment: Based on a talk given at the Short Program on Random Matrices, Random
Processes and Integrable Systems, CRM, Universite de Montreal, 200
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