Bispectral rational functions and Leonard trios

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Autores principales: Crampé, Nicolas, Groenevelt, Wolter, Labriet, Quentin, Morey, Lucia, Vinet, Luc, Wagenaar, Carel
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Publicado: 2026
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author Crampé, Nicolas
Groenevelt, Wolter
Labriet, Quentin
Morey, Lucia
Vinet, Luc
Wagenaar, Carel
author_facet Crampé, Nicolas
Groenevelt, Wolter
Labriet, Quentin
Morey, Lucia
Vinet, Luc
Wagenaar, Carel
contents It is well-known that Leonard pairs have a close connection with bispectral orthogonal polynomials of the Askey scheme. In this paper, we introduce the notion of a Leonard trio $(V,\oV,Z)$, an algebraic structure extending Leonard pairs, for which the overlap coefficients of eigenfunctions of $V$ and $\oV$ are biorthogonal rational functions satisfying generalized eigenvalue problems. We introduce and start the classification of irreducible Leonard trios by using its connection with Leonard pairs and Heun operators. In particular, we show that Wilson's rational functions appear as overlap coefficients, prove its difference, recurrence and biorthogonality relations, and obtain a summation formula expressing them as a finite sum of products of two $q$-Racah polynomials. We also begin to investigate reduced Leonard trios, for which the general eigenvalue problem simplifies to a $R_I$-type recurrence relation. As an illustration, we present an example of this in which the rational functions appearing as overlap coefficients can be expressed as a ${}_{4}ϕ_3$ and are associated with a Leonard pair of dual $q$-Hahn type.
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spellingShingle Bispectral rational functions and Leonard trios
Crampé, Nicolas
Groenevelt, Wolter
Labriet, Quentin
Morey, Lucia
Vinet, Luc
Wagenaar, Carel
Rings and Algebras
Mathematical Physics
33XX
It is well-known that Leonard pairs have a close connection with bispectral orthogonal polynomials of the Askey scheme. In this paper, we introduce the notion of a Leonard trio $(V,\oV,Z)$, an algebraic structure extending Leonard pairs, for which the overlap coefficients of eigenfunctions of $V$ and $\oV$ are biorthogonal rational functions satisfying generalized eigenvalue problems. We introduce and start the classification of irreducible Leonard trios by using its connection with Leonard pairs and Heun operators. In particular, we show that Wilson's rational functions appear as overlap coefficients, prove its difference, recurrence and biorthogonality relations, and obtain a summation formula expressing them as a finite sum of products of two $q$-Racah polynomials. We also begin to investigate reduced Leonard trios, for which the general eigenvalue problem simplifies to a $R_I$-type recurrence relation. As an illustration, we present an example of this in which the rational functions appearing as overlap coefficients can be expressed as a ${}_{4}ϕ_3$ and are associated with a Leonard pair of dual $q$-Hahn type.
title Bispectral rational functions and Leonard trios
topic Rings and Algebras
Mathematical Physics
33XX
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15052