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 Title: New inequalities from classical Sturm theorems Author(s): Deaño, AlfredoGil, AmparoSegura, Javier Publisher: Elsevier Issued date: Dec-2004 Citation: Journal of Approximation Theory, 2004, vol. 131, n. 2, p. 208-230 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/6647 ISSN: 0021-9045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jat.2004.09.006 Description: 23 pages, no figures.-- MSC2000 codes: Primary: 33C45; Secondary: 26D20, 34C10.MR#: MR2106538 (2006c:33007) Abstract: Inequalities satisfied by the zeros of the solutions of second-order hypergeometric equations are derived through a systematic use of Liouville transformations together with the application of classical Sturm theorems. This systematic study allows us to improve previously known inequalities and to extend their range of validity as well as to discover inequalities which appear to be new. Among other properties obtained, Szegö's bounds on the zeros of Jacobi polynomials $P_n\sp {(\alpha,\beta)}(\cos\theta)$ for $alpha 1/2$ and $beta 1/2$ are completed with results for the rest of parameter values, Grosjean's inequality (J. Approx. Theory 50 (1987) 84) on the zeros of Legendre polynomials is shown to be valid for Jacobi polynomials with 1, bounds on ratios of consecutive zeros of Gauss and confluent hypergeometric functions are derived as well as an inequality involving the geometric mean of zeros of Bessel functions. Sponsor: A. Gil acknowledges financial support from Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (programa Ramón y Cajal). J. Segura acknowledges financial support from Project BFM2003-06335-C03-02. Review: PeerReviewed Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jat.2004.09.006 Keywords: Sturm comparison theoremHypergeometric functionsOrthogonal polynomials Rights: © Elsevier Appears in Collections: DM - GAMA - Artículos de Revistas