Rational functions with a general distribution of poles on the real line orthogonal with respect to varying exponential weights: I

K. T.R. McLaughlin, A. H. Vartanian, X. Zhou

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Abstract

Orthogonal rational functions are characterized in terms of a family of matrix Riemann-Hilbert problems on ℝ, and a related family of energy minimisation problems is presented. Existence, uniqueness, and regularity properties of the equilibrium measures which solve the energy minimisation problems are established. These measures are used to derive a family of 'model' matrix Riemann-Hilbert problems which are amenable to asymptotic analysis via the Deift-Zhou non-linear steepest-descent method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)187-364
Number of pages178
JournalMathematical Physics Analysis and Geometry
Volume11
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008

Keywords

  • Asymptotics
  • Equilibrium measures
  • Orthogonal rational functions
  • Riemann-Hilbert problems
  • Variational problems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Geometry and Topology

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