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This paper surveys the theory of the three term recurrence relation for orthogonal polynomials and its relation to the spectral properties of the polynomials.
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Chihara, T.S. (1990). The Three Term Recurrence Relation and Spectral Properties of Orthogonal Polynomials. In: Nevai, P. (eds) Orthogonal Polynomials. NATO ASI Series, vol 294. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0501-6_4
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