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Differential equations for the recurrence coefficients of semi-classical orthogonal polynomials and their relation to the Painlev\'e equations via the geometric approach

Anton Dzhamay·Galina Filipuk·Alexander Stokes
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In this paper we present a general scheme for how to relate differential equations for the recurrence coefficients of semi-classical orthogonal polynomials to the Painlev\'e equations using the geometric framework of the Okamoto Space of Initial Conditions. We demonstrate this procedure in two examples. For semi-classical Laguerre polynomials appearing in \cite{HC17}, we show how the recurrence coefficients are connected to the fourth Painlev\'e equation. For discrete orthogonal polynomials associated with the hypergeometric weight appearing in \cite{FVA18} we discuss the relation of the recurrence coefficients to the sixth Painlev\'e equation, extending the results of \cite{DFS19}, where a similar approach was used for a discrete system for the same recurrence coefficients. Though the discrete and differential systems here share the same geometry, the construction of the space of initial conditions from the differential system is different and reveals extra considerations that must be made. We also discuss a number of related topics in the context of the geometric approach, such as Hamiltonian forms of the differential equations for the recurrence coefficients, Riccati solutions for special parameter values, and associated discrete Painlev\'e equations.

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Anton Dzhamay, Galina Filipuk, Alexander Stokes. 2021-09-14. Differential equations for the recurrence coefficients of semi-classical orthogonal polynomials and their relation to the Painlev\'e equations via the geometric approach. https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.06968

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