Quadratic decomposition of bivariate orthogonal polynomials

Abstract

We describe the relation between the systems of bivariate orthogonal polynomial associated to a symmetric weight function and associated to some particular Christoffel modifications of the quadratic decomposition of the original weight. We analyze the construction of a symmetric bivariate orthogonal polynomial sequence from a given one, orthogonal to a weight function defined on the first quadrant of the plane. In this description, a sort of Backlund type matrix transformations for the involved three term matrix coefficients plays an important role. Finally, we take as a case study relations between the classical orthogonal polynomials defined on the ball and those on the simplex.