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

and set

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

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

Hn(x)ex22nΓ(n+12)πgn(min(x,xn))ex2/2.\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)ex2/2H_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.

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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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