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Matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials related to \(\mathrm{SU}(N+1)\), their algebras of differential operators, and the corresponding curves. (English) Zbl 1149.33002

The authors start with the Casimir operator, i.e., more precisely, a differential operator acting on matrix-valued functions on the group \(\text{SU}(N+1)\), and derive certain ordinary differential operators on the interval \([0,1]\) acting on matrix-valued functions. In this way, the authors present two examples of algebras of differential operators associated with orthogonal polynomials arising from representations of \(\text{SU}(N+1)\). The one-step example here is commutative, while the second example with two steps is noncommutative.

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33C80 Connections of hypergeometric functions with groups and algebras, and related topics
33C45 Orthogonal polynomials and functions of hypergeometric type (Jacobi, Laguerre, Hermite, Askey scheme, etc.)
42C05 Orthogonal functions and polynomials, general theory of nontrigonometric harmonic analysis
22E45 Representations of Lie and linear algebraic groups over real fields: analytic methods
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