Classical and Quantum Orthogonal Polynomials in One Variable

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. Small ink mark to bottom page-edge. VG. 24x16cm, xviii,706 pp., A small bump to rear cover edge. Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Vol. 98. " Coverage is encyclopedic in the first modern treatment of orthogonal polynomials from the viewpoint of special functions. It includes classical topics such as Jacobi, Hermite, Laguerre, Hahn, Charlier and Meixner polynomials as well as those (e.g. Askey-Wilson and Al-Salam--Chihara polynomial systems) discovered over the last 50 years and multiple orthogonal polynomials are dicussed for the first time in book form. Many modern applications of the subject are dealt with, including birth- and death- processes, integrable systems, combinatorics, and physical models. A chapter on open research problems and conjectures is designed to stimulate further research on the subject" - Publisher's description. Minor rubbing. Small ink mark to bottom page-edge. VG.