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This book describes the theory and applications of discrete orthogonal polynomials--polynomials that are orthogonal on a finite set. Unlike other books, Discrete Orthogonal Polynomials addresses completely general weight functions and presents a new methodology for handling the discrete weights case. J. Baik, T. Kriecherbauer, K. T.-R. McLaughlin & P. D. Miller focus on asymptotic aspects of general, nonclassical discrete orthogonal polynomials and set out applications of current interest. Topics covered include the probability theory of discrete orthogonal polynomial ensembles and the continuum limit of the Toda lattice. The primary concern throughout is the asymptotic behavior of discrete orthogonal polynomials for general, nonclassical measures, in the joint limit where the degree increases as some fraction of the total number of points of collocation. The book formulates the orthogonality conditions defining these polynomials as a kind of Riemann-Hilbert problem and then generalizes the steepest descent method for such a problem to carry out the necessary asymptotic analysis.

Orthogonal polynomials --- Asymptotic theory --- Orthogonal polynomials -- Asymptotic theory. --- Polynomials. --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Operations Research --- Asymptotic theory. --- Asymptotic theory of orthogonal polynomials --- Algebra --- Airy function. --- Analytic continuation. --- Analytic function. --- Ansatz. --- Approximation error. --- Approximation theory. --- Asymptote. --- Asymptotic analysis. --- Asymptotic expansion. --- Asymptotic formula. --- Beta function. --- Boundary value problem. --- Calculation. --- Cauchy's integral formula. --- Cauchy–Riemann equations. --- Change of variables. --- Complex number. --- Complex plane. --- Correlation function. --- Degeneracy (mathematics). --- Determinant. --- Diagram (category theory). --- Discrete measure. --- Distribution function. --- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. --- Equation. --- Estimation. --- Existential quantification. --- Explicit formulae (L-function). --- Factorization. --- Fredholm determinant. --- Functional derivative. --- Gamma function. --- Gradient descent. --- Harmonic analysis. --- Hermitian matrix. --- Homotopy. --- Hypergeometric function. --- I0. --- Identity matrix. --- Inequality (mathematics). --- Integrable system. --- Invariant measure. --- Inverse scattering transform. --- Invertible matrix. --- Jacobi matrix. --- Joint probability distribution. --- Lagrange multiplier. --- Lax equivalence theorem. --- Limit (mathematics). --- Linear programming. --- Lipschitz continuity. --- Matrix function. --- Maxima and minima. --- Monic polynomial. --- Monotonic function. --- Morera's theorem. --- Neumann series. --- Number line. --- Orthogonal polynomials. --- Orthogonality. --- Orthogonalization. --- Parameter. --- Parametrix. --- Pauli matrices. --- Pointwise convergence. --- Pointwise. --- Polynomial. --- Potential theory. --- Probability distribution. --- Probability measure. --- Probability theory. --- Probability. --- Proportionality (mathematics). --- Quantity. --- Random matrix. --- Random variable. --- Rate of convergence. --- Rectangle. --- Rhombus. --- Riemann surface. --- Special case. --- Spectral theory. --- Statistic. --- Subset. --- Theorem. --- Toda lattice. --- Trace (linear algebra). --- Trace class. --- Transition point. --- Triangular matrix. --- Trigonometric functions. --- Uniform continuity. --- Unit vector. --- Upper and lower bounds. --- Upper half-plane. --- Variational inequality. --- Weak solution. --- Weight function. --- Wishart distribution. --- Orthogonal polynomials - Asymptotic theory