Caloric polynomial

Caloric polynomial

In differential equations, the mth-degree caloric polynomial (or heat polynomial) is a "parabolically m-homogeneous" polynomial Pm(xt) that satisfies the heat equation

frac{partial P}{partial t} = frac{partial^2 P}{partial x^2}.

"Parabolically m-homogeneous" means

P(lambda x, lambda^2 t) = lambda^m P(x,t)text{ for }lambda > 0.,

The polynomial is given by

P_m(x,t) = sum_{ell=0}^{lfloor m/2 rfloor} frac{m!}{ell!(m - 2ell)!} x^{m - 2ell} t^ell.

It is unique up to a factor.

With t = −1, this polynomial reduces to the mth-degree Hermite polynomial in x.

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