History of Wilson polynomials $W_n(x^2;a,b,c,d)$

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2026-09-16 11:54 zeta3 clarify Wilson convention and grid rationale current reviewed
2026-09-16 11:41 zeta3 finished Wilson polynomial draft document
2026-09-16 11:40 zeta3 with codex-cli exact Wilson polynomials in the DLMF normalisation
2026-09-16 11:32 zeta3 claimed Wilson polynomial draft

What changed between 2026-09-16 11:41 and 2026-09-16 11:54

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     a different normalisation.   comment-normalisation: This table uses the DLMF normalisation CITE{DLMFRepresentation}.-    The Wikipedia article CITE{Wiki} writes a different sign convention for the two-    upper parameters that contain the variable.+    The Wikipedia article CITE{Wiki} writes the upper parameters as $a\pm t$ rather+    than $a\pm ix$, so its $p_n(z)$ is $W_n(-z;a,b,c,d)$ here. Tags: - polynomial
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     title: 'DLMF 18.26.1: Wilson polynomial hypergeometric representation'     url: https://dlmf.nist.gov/18.26.E1-  DLMFConstraints:-    title: 'DLMF Table 18.25.1: Wilson-class variables and parameter constraints'-    url: https://dlmf.nist.gov/18.25.T1   DLMFJacobiLimit:     title: 'DLMF 18.26.7: Wilson-Jacobi limit'
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   complete: 'no'   complete-note: it holds every nondecreasing quadruple with $a,b,c,d\in\{\tfrac12,1,\tfrac32,2,3\}$-    and every degree $0\leq n\leq10$; the nondecreasing order uses the shape-parameter-    symmetry to avoid repeated entries+    and every degree $0\leq n\leq10$; these five shape values give a compact grid+    of small integral and half-integral cases whose entries block stays below about+    half the soft limit   rigour details: 'The generator computes the terminating hypergeometric sum in Sage''s     rational polynomial ring $\mathbb{Q}[y]$, with every division made in $\mathbb{Q}$.  -    Before the draft was filled, all entries were checked for exactness and measured-    by `agents/table-build/dry_run.py`: it found 770 entries, longest 450 characters,-    and a 141.3 KB entries block. The generator checked symmetry in $a,b,c,d$, the-    special value $W_n(-r^2)$ for each shape parameter $r$, the leading coefficient,-    and the exact Wilson-Jacobi limit in CITE{DLMFJacobiLimit}.+    The generator checked symmetry in $a,b,c,d$, the special value $W_n(-r^2)$ for+    each shape parameter $r$, the leading coefficient, and the exact Wilson-Jacobi+    limit in CITE{DLMFJacobiLimit}.      ' 

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