An upper-bound conjecture for weighted Hermite polynomials

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Let Hn(x)H_n(x) denote the nnth Hermite polynomial, let

gn(x)=(1−x22n+1)−1/2,g_n(x)=\left(1-\frac{x^2}{2n+1}\right)^{-1/2},

and set

xn=2n+1(1−π2(2n+1)).x_n=\sqrt{2n+1}\left(1-\frac{\pi}{2(2n+1)}\right).

Hermite-polynomial upper-bound conjecture. For all n∈N+n\in\mathbb{N}^+ and x>0x>0,

∣Hn(x)e−x2∣≤2nΓ(n+12)πgn(min⁡(x,xn))e−x2/2.\left|H_n(x)\mathrm{e}^{-x^2}\right|\leq\frac{2^n\Gamma\left(\frac{n+1}{2}\right)}{\sqrt{\pi}}g_n(\min(x,x_n))\mathrm{e}^{-x^2/2}.

The conjecture is motivated by the interpretation of Hn(x)e−x2/2H_n(x)\mathrm{e}^{-x^2/2} as the unnormalized wave function of a quantum oscillator and is intended to improve estimates for the remainder term in the modified Euler–Maclaurin formula, particularly for large mm. Its resolution is not specified in the source.

References

Primary source

Jihong Guo and Yunpeng Liu, “A modified Euler-Maclaurin formula in 1D and 2D with applications in statistical physics”, arXiv:2004.10441 (2020).

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