Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials. (AM-164):
Asymptotics and Applications (AM-164)
J. Baik, T. Kriecherbauer, K. T.-R. McLaughlin & P. D. Miller

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This book describes the theory and applications of discrete orthogonal polynomials--polynomials that are orthogonal on a finite set. Unlike other books, Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials addresses completely general weight functions and presents a new methodology for handling the discrete weights case.

J. Baik, T. Kriecherbauer, K. T.-R. McLaughlin & P. D. Miller focus on asymptotic aspects of general, nonclassical discrete orthogonal polynomials and set out applications of current interest. Topics covered include the probability theory of discrete orthogonal polynomial ensembles and the continuum limit of the Toda lattice. The primary concern throughout is the asymptotic behavior of discrete orthogonal polynomials for general, nonclassical measures, in the joint limit where the degree increases as some fraction of the total number of points of collocation. The book formulates the orthogonality conditions defining these polynomials as a kind of Riemann-Hilbert problem and then generalizes the steepest descent method for such a problem to carry out the necessary asymptotic analysis.

J. Baik is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. T. Kriecherbauer is Professor of Mathematics at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Bochum, Germany. K. T.-R. McLaughlin is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. P. D. Miller is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents:

Preface vii
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. Asymptotics of General Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials in the Complex Plane 25
Chapter 3. Applications 49
Chapter 4. An Equivalent Riemann-Hilbert Problem 67
Chapter 5. Asymptotic Analysis 87
Chapter 6. Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials: Proofs of Theorems Stated in x2.3 105
Chapter 7. Universality: Proofs of Theorems Stated in x3.3 115
Appendix A. The Explicit Solution of Riemann-Hilbert Problem 5.1 135
Appendix B. Construction of the Hahn Equilibrium Measure: the Proof of Theorem 2.17 145
Appendix C. List of Important Symbols 153
Bibliography 163
Index 167

Another Princeton book by Kenneth D.T-R McLaughlin:

• Semiclassical Soliton Ensembles for the Focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation (AM-154).

Another Princeton book by Peter D. Miller:

• Semiclassical Soliton Ensembles for the Focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation (AM-154).

Series:

• Annals of Mathematics Studies
  Phillip A. Griffiths, John N. Mather, and Elias M. Stein, Editors

Subject Area:

• Mathematics

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