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Physicists Hermite Polynomial

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definition

Physicists Hermite polynomials Hn(x)H_n(x)

The physicist's Hermite polynomials Hn(x)H_n(x) are a sequence of polynomials with integer coefficients (elements of Z[x]\mathbb{Z}[x]) defined recursively for n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} by the base case H0(x)=1 H_0(x) = 1 and the recurrence relation Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−ddxHn(x) H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - \frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) where xx represents the indeterminate and ddx\frac{d}{dx} denotes the polynomial derivative.

theorem

Recurrence Relation for Hn+1(x)H_{n+1}(x)

For any natural number nn, the physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn+1(x)H_{n+1}(x) satisfies the recurrence relation Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−ddxHn(x) H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - \frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) where Hn(x)H_n(x) denotes the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial and ddx\frac{d}{dx} denotes the polynomial derivative.

theorem

Iterative definition of physicist's Hermite polynomials Hn(x)=(2x−ddx)n(1)H_n(x) = (2x - \frac{d}{dx})^n (1)

For any natural number nn, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is equal to the nn-fold iteration of the operator p(x)↦2xp(x)−ddxp(x)p(x) \mapsto 2xp(x) - \frac{d}{dx}p(x) applied to the constant polynomial 11. That is, Hn(x)=(2x−ddx)n(1) H_n(x) = \left( 2x - \frac{d}{dx} \right)^n (1) where xx represents the indeterminate and ddx\frac{d}{dx} denotes the polynomial derivative.

theorem

H0(x)=1H_0(x) = 1

The 0th physicist's Hermite polynomial H0(x)H_0(x) is equal to the constant polynomial 11. That is, H0(x)=1H_0(x) = 1.

theorem

H1(x)=2xH_1(x) = 2x

The first physicist's Hermite polynomial H1(x)H_1(x) is equal to 2x2x, where xx represents the indeterminate.

theorem

ddxHn+1(x)=2(n+1)Hn(x)\frac{d}{dx} H_{n+1}(x) = 2(n+1) H_n(x)

For any natural number nn, the derivative of the (n+1)(n+1)-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn+1(x)H_{n+1}(x) is equal to 2(n+1)Hn(x)2(n+1) H_n(x). That is, ddxHn+1(x)=2(n+1)Hn(x). \frac{d}{dx} H_{n+1}(x) = 2(n+1) H_n(x).

theorem

ddxHn(x)=2nHn−1(x)\frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(x)

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The derivative of Hn(x)H_n(x) with respect to xx is given by ddxHn(x)=2nHn−1(x), \frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(x), where n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x)H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x)

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The sequence of polynomials satisfies the three-term recurrence relation: Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x) H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x) where n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

[x0]Hn+1(x)=−[x1]Hn(x)[x^0] H_{n+1}(x) = -[x^1] H_n(x)

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The constant term (the coefficient of x0x^0) of Hn+1(x)H_{n+1}(x) is equal to the negative of the coefficient of x1x^1 in Hn(x)H_n(x). This can be expressed as [x0]Hn+1(x)=−[x1]Hn(x) [x^0] H_{n+1}(x) = -[x^1] H_n(x) where [xk]P(x)[x^k] P(x) denotes the coefficient of the kk-th power of the indeterminate xx in the polynomial P(x)P(x).

theorem

Recurrence relation for coefficients [xk+1]Hn+1(x)[x^{k+1}] H_{n+1}(x)

For any natural numbers nn and kk, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The coefficient of xk+1x^{k+1} in the polynomial Hn+1(x)H_{n+1}(x) is given by the relation [xk+1]Hn+1(x)=2[xk]Hn(x)−(k+2)[xk+2]Hn(x) [x^{k+1}] H_{n+1}(x) = 2 [x^k] H_n(x) - (k+2) [x^{k+2}] H_n(x) where [xm]P(x)[x^m] P(x) denotes the coefficient of the mm-th power of the indeterminate xx in the polynomial P(x)P(x).

theorem

[xk]Hn(x)=0[x^k] H_n(x) = 0 for n<kn < k

For any natural numbers nn and kk such that n<kn < k, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The coefficient of xkx^k in the polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is zero. This can be expressed as [xk]Hn(x)=0 [x^k] H_n(x) = 0 where [xk]P(x)[x^k] P(x) denotes the coefficient of the kk-th power of the indeterminate xx in the polynomial P(x)P(x).

theorem

[xn]Hn(x)=2n[x^n] H_n(x) = 2^n

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The coefficient of the xnx^n term in Hn(x)H_n(x) is 2n2^n. This can be expressed as [xn]Hn(x)=2n [x^n] H_n(x) = 2^n where [xn]P(x)[x^n] P(x) denotes the coefficient of the nn-th power of the indeterminate xx in the polynomial P(x)P(x).

theorem

deg⁡(Hn(x))=n\deg(H_n(x)) = n

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The degree of the polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is equal to nn. This can be expressed as deg⁡(Hn(x))=n \deg(H_n(x)) = n where deg⁡(P)\deg(P) denotes the degree of the polynomial PP.

theorem

natDegree(Hn(x))=n\text{natDegree}(H_n(x)) = n

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The natural degree of the polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is equal to nn. This can be expressed as: natDegree(Hn(x))=n \text{natDegree}(H_n(x)) = n where natDegree(P)\text{natDegree}(P) denotes the degree of the polynomial PP as a natural number.

theorem

dmdxmHn(x)=0\frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n(x) = 0 for m>nm > n

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural numbers nn and mm such that n<mn < m, the mm-th derivative of Hn(x)H_n(x) is equal to zero. This is expressed as: dmdxmHn(x)=0 \frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n(x) = 0 where dmdxm\frac{d^m}{dx^m} denotes the mm-th order derivative with respect to xx.

theorem

dndxnHn(x)=n!2n\frac{d^n}{dx^n} H_n(x) = n! 2^n

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The nn-th derivative of Hn(x)H_n(x) is the constant polynomial n!⋅2nn! \cdot 2^n. This is expressed as: dndxnHn(x)=n!⋅2n \frac{d^n}{dx^n} H_n(x) = n! \cdot 2^n where n!n! denotes the factorial of nn.

theorem

Leading coefficient of Hn(x)=2nH_n(x) = 2^n

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The leading coefficient of Hn(x)H_n(x) is 2n2^n.

theorem

Hn(x)≠0H_n(x) \neq 0

For any natural number n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N}, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is not the zero polynomial.

instance

Coercion from Z[x]\mathbb{Z}[x] to functions R→R\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}

This instance allows a polynomial p∈Z[x]p \in \mathbb{Z}[x] with integer coefficients to be treated as a function from the real numbers to the real numbers, mapping x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} to the evaluation of the polynomial at that point, p(x)p(x).

theorem

Hn(x)H_n(x) equals its algebraic evaluation at xx

For any natural number n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} and any real number x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}, the value of the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n evaluated at xx is equal to its algebraic evaluation at xx: Hn(x)=aeval⁡x(Hn) H_n(x) = \operatorname{aeval}_x(H_n) where Hn(x)H_n(x) denotes the polynomial Hn∈Z[x]H_n \in \mathbb{Z}[x] viewed as a function from R\mathbb{R} to R\mathbb{R} via coercion, and aeval⁡x\operatorname{aeval}_x denotes the algebraic evaluation of the polynomial at the point xx.

theorem

H0(x)=1H_0(x) = 1

For any real number xx, the zeroth physicist's Hermite polynomial evaluated at xx is equal to 11, denoted as H0(x)=1H_0(x) = 1.

theorem

(Hn(x))m=(Hnm)(x)(H_n(x))^m = (H_n^m)(x)

For any natural numbers n,m∈Nn, m \in \mathbb{N} and any real number x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}, let HnH_n be the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. Then the mm-th power of the value of HnH_n at xx is equal to the evaluation of the polynomial HnmH_n^m at xx: (Hn(x))m=(Hnm)(x) (H_n(x))^m = (H_n^m)(x)

theorem

Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x)H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x) for Real Functions

For any natural number nn, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n, when viewed as a function from the real numbers R\mathbb{R} to R\mathbb{R}, satisfies the three-term recurrence relation: Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x) H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x) where n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x)H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x)

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial evaluated at x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}. The sequence of functions satisfies the recurrence relation: Hn+1(x)=2xHn(x)−2nHn−1(x) H_{n+1}(x) = 2x H_n(x) - 2n H_{n-1}(x) where n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

The mm-th Iterated Derivative of HnH_n Equals its mm-th Formal Polynomial Derivative Evaluation

For any natural numbers nn and mm, the mm-th iterated derivative of the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n (viewed as a function) is equal to the evaluation of its mm-th formal polynomial derivative. That is, dmdxmHn(x)=(Hn(m))(x) \frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n(x) = (H_n^{(m)})(x) where Hn(m)H_n^{(m)} denotes the mm-th formal derivative of the polynomial HnH_n.

theorem

Physicists Hermite polynomial HnH_n is differentiable at xx

For any natural number nn and any real number xx, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n is differentiable at xx.

theorem

The mm-th Derivative of HnH_n is Differentiable at xx

Let HnH_n denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural numbers nn and mm, the mm-th iterated derivative of HnH_n, denoted by dmdxmHn\frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n, is differentiable at any point x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R}.

theorem

ddxHn(x)=2nHn−1(x)\frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(x)

For any natural number nn, let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The derivative of HnH_n (as a function from R\mathbb{R} to R\mathbb{R}) is given by ddxHn(x)=2nHn−1(x), \frac{d}{dx} H_n(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(x), where n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

D(Hn∘f)(x)=2nHn−1(f(x))⋅Df(x)D(H_n \circ f)(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(f(x)) \cdot Df(x)

Let EE be a normed real vector space, x∈Ex \in E, and f:E→Rf: E \to \mathbb{R} be a function that is differentiable at xx. For any natural number nn, let HnH_n denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The Fréchet derivative of the composition Hn∘fH_n \circ f at xx is given by D(Hn∘f)(x)=2nHn−1(f(x))⋅Df(x), D(H_n \circ f)(x) = 2n H_{n-1}(f(x)) \cdot Df(x), where Df(x)Df(x) is the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx, and n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

ddxHn(f(x))=2nHn−1(f(x))f′(x)\frac{d}{dx} H_n(f(x)) = 2n H_{n-1}(f(x)) f'(x)

Let xx be a real number and f:R→Rf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} be a function that is differentiable at xx. For any natural number nn, let HnH_n denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. The derivative of the composition Hn∘fH_n \circ f evaluated at xx is given by ddxHn(f(x))=2nHn−1(f(x))f′(x), \frac{d}{dx} H_n(f(x)) = 2n H_{n-1}(f(x)) f'(x), where f′(x)f'(x) is the derivative of ff at xx, and n−1n-1 is defined to be 00 if n=0n=0.

theorem

Hn(−x)=(−1)nHn(x)H_n(-x) = (-1)^n H_n(x)

For any natural number nn and any real number xx, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n satisfies the parity relation: Hn(−x)=(−1)nHn(x) H_n(-x) = (-1)^n H_n(x)

theorem

dndxne−x2=(−1)nHn(x)e−x2\frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} = (-1)^n H_n(x) e^{-x^2}

For any natural number nn and any real number xx, the nn-th derivative of the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} evaluated at xx is given by dndxne−x2=(−1)nHn(x)e−x2, \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} = (-1)^n H_n(x) e^{-x^2}, where Hn(x)H_n(x) denotes the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial.

theorem

Hn(x)=(−1)n(dndxne−x2)/e−x2H_n(x) = (-1)^n \left( \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} \right) / e^{-x^2}

For any natural number nn and any real number xx, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is given by Hn(x)=(−1)ndndxne−x2e−x2, H_n(x) = (-1)^n \frac{\frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2}}{e^{-x^2}}, where dndxn\frac{d^n}{dx^n} denotes the nn-th derivative.

theorem

Hn(x)=(−1)n(dndxne−x2)ex2H_n(x) = (-1)^n \left( \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} \right) e^{x^2}

For any natural number nn and any real number xx, the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) is given by the formula Hn(x)=(−1)n(dndxne−x2)ex2, H_n(x) = (-1)^n \left( \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} \right) e^{x^2}, where dndxn\frac{d^n}{dx^n} denotes the nn-th derivative with respect to xx.

theorem

Integrability of P(x)e−bx2P(x) e^{-bx^2} for b>0b > 0

Let b∈Rb \in \mathbb{R} be a positive real number (b>0b > 0), and let P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x] be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Then the function x↦P(x)e−bx2x \mapsto P(x) e^{-bx^2} is integrable over the real line R\mathbb{R} with respect to the Lebesgue measure.

theorem

Integrability of P(cx)e−bx2P(cx) e^{-bx^2} for b>0b > 0

Let bb and cc be real numbers such that b>0b > 0, and let PP be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Then the function f(x)=P(cx)e−bx2f(x) = P(cx) e^{-bx^2} is integrable on R\mathbb{R} with respect to the Lebesgue measure.

theorem

Integrability of dmdxmHp(x)⋅dndxne−x2\frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_p(x) \cdot \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2}

For any natural numbers n,p,n, p, and mm, the product of the mm-th derivative of the pp-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hp(x)H_p(x) and the nn-th derivative of the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is integrable over the real line R\mathbb{R} with respect to the Lebesgue measure. That is, the function f(x)=(dmdxmHp(x))(dndxne−x2) f(x) = \left( \frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_p(x) \right) \left( \frac{d^n}{dx^n} e^{-x^2} \right) is integrable.

theorem

∫HnHme−x2dx=(−1)m∫Hndmdxme−x2dx\int H_n H_m e^{-x^2} dx = (-1)^m \int H_n \frac{d^m}{dx^m} e^{-x^2} dx

For any natural numbers nn and mm, the integral over the real line of the product of the nn-th and mm-th physicist's Hermite polynomials, Hn(x)H_n(x) and Hm(x)H_m(x), weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2}, satisfies the identity: ∫−∞∞Hn(x)Hm(x)e−x2 dx=(−1)m∫−∞∞Hn(x)dmdxm(e−x2) dx \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) H_m(x) e^{-x^2} \, dx = (-1)^m \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) \frac{d^m}{dx^m} (e^{-x^2}) \, dx where dmdxm\frac{d^m}{dx^m} denotes the mm-th derivative with respect to xx.

theorem

∫HnHme−x2dx=(−1)m−p∫dpdxpHndm−pdxm−pe−x2dx\int H_n H_m e^{-x^2} dx = (-1)^{m-p} \int \frac{d^p}{dx^p} H_n \frac{d^{m-p}}{dx^{m-p}} e^{-x^2} dx

For any natural numbers nn and mm, and for any natural number pp such that p≤mp \leq m, the integral over the real line of the product of the nn-th and mm-th physicist's Hermite polynomials Hn(x)H_n(x) and Hm(x)H_m(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} satisfies the identity: ∫−∞∞Hn(x)Hm(x)e−x2 dx=(−1)m−p∫−∞∞(dpdxpHn(x))(dm−pdxm−pe−x2) dx \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) H_m(x) e^{-x^2} \, dx = (-1)^{m-p} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \left( \frac{d^p}{dx^p} H_n(x) \right) \left( \frac{d^{m-p}}{dx^{m-p}} e^{-x^2} \right) \, dx where dkdxk\frac{d^k}{dx^k} denotes the kk-th iterated derivative with respect to xx.

theorem

∫HnHme−x2dx=∫(dmdxmHn)e−x2dx\int H_n H_m e^{-x^2} dx = \int \left( \frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n \right) e^{-x^2} dx

For any natural numbers nn and mm, the integral over the real line of the product of the nn-th and mm-th physicist's Hermite polynomials Hn(x)H_n(x) and Hm(x)H_m(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is equal to the integral of the mm-th derivative of Hn(x)H_n(x) weighted by the same Gaussian function: ∫−∞∞Hn(x)Hm(x)e−x2 dx=∫−∞∞(dmdxmHn(x))e−x2 dx \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) H_m(x) e^{-x^2} \, dx = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \left( \frac{d^m}{dx^m} H_n(x) \right) e^{-x^2} \, dx where dmdxm\frac{d^m}{dx^m} denotes the mm-th iterated derivative with respect to xx.

theorem

∫HnHme−x2dx=0\int H_n H_m e^{-x^2} dx = 0 for n<mn < m

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural numbers nn and mm such that n<mn < m, the integral over the real line of the product of Hn(x)H_n(x) and Hm(x)H_m(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is zero: ∫−∞∞Hn(x)Hm(x)e−x2 dx=0 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) H_m(x) e^{-x^2} \, dx = 0

theorem

Orthogonality of Physicist's Hermite Polynomials: ∫HnHme−x2dx=0\int H_n H_m e^{-x^2} dx = 0 for n≠mn \neq m

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural numbers nn and mm such that n≠mn \neq m, the integral over the real line of the product of Hn(x)H_n(x) and Hm(x)H_m(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is zero: ∫−∞∞Hn(x)Hm(x)e−x2 dx=0 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x) H_m(x) e^{-x^2} \, dx = 0

theorem

Orthogonality of Scaled Physicist's Hermite Polynomials: ∫Hn(cx)Hm(cx)e−c2x2dx=0\int H_n(cx) H_m(cx) e^{-c^2 x^2} dx = 0 for n≠mn \neq m

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural numbers nn and mm such that n≠mn \neq m, and for any real number cc, the integral over the real line of the product of Hn(cx)H_n(cx) and Hm(cx)H_m(cx) weighted by the Gaussian function e−c2x2e^{-c^2 x^2} is zero: ∫−∞∞Hn(cx)Hm(cx)e−c2x2 dx=0 \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(cx) H_m(cx) e^{-c^2 x^2} \, dx = 0

theorem

∫Hn2e−x2dx=n!2nπ\int H_n^2 e^{-x^2} dx = n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}

For any natural number nn, the integral over the real line of the square of the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial Hn(x)H_n(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is given by: ∫−∞∞(Hn(x))2e−x2 dx=n!2nπ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} (H_n(x))^2 e^{-x^2} \, dx = n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi} where Hn(x)H_n(x) denotes the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial.

theorem

∫Hn(cx)2e−c2x2dx=∣c−1∣n!2nπ\int H_n(cx)^2 e^{-c^2 x^2} dx = |c^{-1}| n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}

For any natural number nn and any real number cc, the integral over the real line of the square of the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial HnH_n evaluated at cxcx, weighted by the Gaussian function e−c2x2e^{-c^2 x^2}, is given by: ∫−∞∞(Hn(cx))2e−c2x2 dx=∣1c∣n!2nπ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} (H_n(cx))^2 e^{-c^2 x^2} \, dx = \left| \frac{1}{c} \right| n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi} where HnH_n denotes the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial.

theorem

P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x] with deg⁡(P)=n\deg(P) = n is in the R\mathbb{R}-span of {Hk}\{H_k\}

Let Hk(x)H_k(x) denote the kk-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any polynomial PP with integer coefficients (i.e., P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x]) and any natural number nn such that the degree of PP is equal to nn, the function P:R→RP: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} belongs to the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the set of all physicist's Hermite polynomials {Hk:k∈N}\{H_k : k \in \mathbb{N}\}.

theorem

P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x] is in the R\mathbb{R}-span of physicist's Hermite polynomials {Hn}\{H_n\}

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any polynomial PP with integer coefficients (i.e., P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x]), the function P:R→RP : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} belongs to the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the set of all physicist's Hermite polynomials {Hn:n∈N}\{H_n : n \in \mathbb{N}\}.

theorem

cos⁡(cx)\cos(cx) is in the topological closure of the R\mathbb{R}-span of physicist's Hermite polynomials

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any real constant c∈Rc \in \mathbb{R}, the function f(x)=cos⁡(cx)f(x) = \cos(cx) belongs to the topological closure of the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the set of all physicist's Hermite polynomials {Hn:n∈N}\{H_n : n \in \mathbb{N}\}.

theorem

∫−∞∞Hn(x)2e−x2 dx=n!2nπ\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(x)^2 e^{-x^2} \, dx = n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural number n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N}, the integral over the real line of the square of Hn(x)H_n(x) weighted by the Gaussian function e−x2e^{-x^2} is given by: ∫−∞∞(Hn(x))2e−x2 dx=n!2nπ.\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} (H_n(x))^2 e^{-x^2} \, dx = n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}.

theorem

∫−∞∞Hn(cx)2e−c2x2 dx=∣c−1∣n!2nπ\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} H_n(cx)^2 e^{-c^2 x^2} \, dx = |c^{-1}| n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any natural number n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} and any real constant c∈Rc \in \mathbb{R}, the integral over the real line of the square of Hn(cx)H_n(cx) weighted by the Gaussian e−c2x2e^{-c^2 x^2} is given by ∫−∞∞(Hn(cx))2e−c2x2 dx=∣c−1∣n!2nπ.\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} (H_n(cx))^2 e^{-c^2 x^2} \, dx = |c^{-1}| n! 2^n \sqrt{\pi}.

theorem

P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x] lies in the real span of physicists' Hermite polynomials

For any polynomial PP with integer coefficients (P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x]) of natural degree nn, the function x↦P(x)x \mapsto P(x) is contained in the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the set of physicists' Hermite polynomials {Hk}k∈N\{H_k\}_{k \in \mathbb{N}}.

theorem

P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x] lies in the R\mathbb{R}-span of Physicists' Hermite polynomials

Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nn-th physicist's Hermite polynomial. For any polynomial PP with integer coefficients (P∈Z[x]P \in \mathbb{Z}[x]), the function x↦P(x)x \mapsto P(x) is contained in the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the set of all physicists' Hermite polynomials {Hn}n∈N\{H_n\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}.

theorem

cos⁡(cx)\cos(cx) is in the topological closure of the span of physicists' Hermite polynomials

For any real constant cc, the function x↦cos⁡(cx)x \mapsto \cos(cx) belongs to the topological closure of the R\mathbb{R}-linear span of the physicists' Hermite polynomials {Hn}n∈N\{H_n\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}}.