Discrete entropies of orthogonal polynomials

dc.creatorAptekarev, A. I.
dc.creatorDehesa, J. S.
dc.creatorMartinez-Finkelshtein, A.
dc.creatorYañez, R.
dc.date2007-10-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:35:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:35:39Z
dc.descriptionLet $p_n$ be the $n$-th orthonormal polynomial on the real line, whose zeros are $λ_j^{(n)}$, $j=1, ..., n$. Then for each $j=1, ..., n$, $$ \vec Ψ_j^2 = (Ψ_{1j}^2, ..., Ψ_{nj}^2) $$ with $$ Ψ_{ij}^2= p_{i-1}^2 (λ_j^{(n)}) (\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} p_k^2(λ_j^{(n)}))^{-1}, \quad i=1, >..., n, $$ defines a discrete probability distribution. The Shannon entropy of the sequence $\{p_n\}$ is consequently defined as $$ \mathcal S_{n,j} = -\sum_{i=1}^n Ψ_{ij}^{2} \log (Ψ_{ij}^{2}) . $$ In the case of Chebyshev polynomials of the first and second kinds an explicit and closed formula for $\mathcal S_{n,j}$ is obtained, revealing interesting connections with the number theory. Besides, several results of numerical computations exemplifying the behavior of $\mathcal S_{n,j}$ for other families are also presented.
dc.description26 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.2134
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.2134
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/139814
dc.subjectClassical Analysis and ODEs
dc.subjectInformation Theory
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subject33C45; 41A58; 42C05; 94A17
dc.titleDiscrete entropies of orthogonal polynomials
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