The Combinatorics of q-Hermite polynomials and the Askey—Wilson Integral

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The q-Hermite polynomials are defined as a q-analogue of the matching polynomial of a complete graph. This allows a combinatorial evaluation of the integral used to prove the orthogonality of Askey and Wilson's 4φ3 polynomials. A special case of this result gives the linearization formula for q-Hermite polynomials. The moments and associated continued fraction are explicitly given. Another set of polynomials, closely related to the q-Hermite, is defined. These polynomials have a combinatorial interpretation in terms of finite vector spaces which give another proof of the linearization formula and the q-analogue of Mehler's formula.

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Partially supported by grants from the National Science Foundation. University of Minnesota Mathematics Report 84-142.