## Duke Mathematical Journal

### Zeros and orthogonality of the Askey-Wilson polynomials for $q$ a root of unity

#### Article information

Source
Duke Math. J., Volume 89, Number 2 (1997), 283-305.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 19 February 2004

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077241019

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-97-08914-6

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR1460624

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0882.33007

Subjects
Primary: 33D20
Secondary: 33D45: Basic orthogonal polynomials and functions (Askey-Wilson polynomials, etc.)

#### Citation

Spiridonov, Vyacheslav; Zhedanov, Alexei. Zeros and orthogonality of the Askey-Wilson polynomials for $q$ a root of unity. Duke Math. J. 89 (1997), no. 2, 283--305. doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-97-08914-6. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077241019

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