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The two-variable Laguerre polynomials

have been shown to be solutions of the following partial differential equation:

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The operator

is called the Laguerre derivative since

,

and it exhibits the following notable property:

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Therefore, it is easily shown that the solution of the above equations, written in an operational form, reads:

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The preceding formulas suggest geometrical representations for the two-variable Laguerre polynomials, which are displayed in the graphics. The exponential operator transforms an ordinary monomial into a polynomial of the Laguerre type. The monomial-to-polynomial transition is shown by moving the cutting plane orthogonal to the axis. For a specific value of the polynomial degree , the polynomials lie on the cutting plane.

References

[1] P. Appell and J. K. de Fériet, Fonctions hypergéométriques et hypersphériques: polynômes d'Hermite, Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1926.

[2] G. Dattoli, "Generalized Polynomials, Operational Identities and Their Applications," Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 118(1–2), 2000 pp. 111–123. doi:10.1016/S0377-0427(00)00283-1.