HermiteH
HermiteH[n,x]
gives the Hermite polynomial .
Details
- Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
- Explicit polynomials are given for non‐negative integers n.
- The Hermite polynomials satisfy the differential equation .
- The Hermite polynomials are orthogonal polynomials with weight function in the interval .
- For certain special arguments, HermiteH automatically evaluates to exact values.
- HermiteH can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
- HermiteH automatically threads over lists.
- HermiteH[n,x] is an entire function of x with no branch cut discontinuities.
- HermiteH can be used with Interval and CenteredInterval objects. »
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (5)
Compute the 10 Hermite polynomial:
Plot over a subset of the reals:
Plot over a subset of the complexes:
Series expansion at the origin:
Series expansion at Infinity:
Scope (44)
Numerical Evaluation (6)
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Evaluate efficiently at high precision:
Compute worst-case guaranteed intervals using Interval and CenteredInterval objects:
Or compute average-case statistical intervals using Around:
Compute the elementwise values of an array:
Or compute the matrix HermiteH function using MatrixFunction:
Specific Values (6)
Visualization (3)
Plot the HermiteH polynomial for various orders:
Function Properties (14)
HermiteH is defined for all real and complex values:
Approximate function range of :
Hermite polynomial of an even order is even:
Hermite polynomial of an odd order is odd:
HermiteH has the mirror property :
HermiteH threads elementwise over lists:
is neither non-decreasing nor non-increasing for :
is surjective for positive odd values of for :
HermiteH has no singularities or discontinuities:
TraditionalForm formatting:
Differentiation (3)
Integration (3)
Compute the indefinite integral using Integrate:
Series Expansions (5)
Find the Taylor expansion using Series:
Plots of the first three approximations around :
General term in the series expansion using SeriesCoefficient:
Find the series expansion at Infinity:
Generalizations & Extensions (2)
Applications (5)
Solve the Hermite differential equation:
Quantum harmonic oscillator wave functions:
Compute the expectation value of :
Momentum and position wave functions for a harmonic oscillator have the same form:
Set up generalized Fourier series based on normalized Hermite functions:
Find series coefficients for :
Compare approximation and exact function:
Gibbs-like phenomenon for approximation of discontinuous function:
Find an integral for symbolic :
Evaluation for non-negative integer values of n requires Limit:
Properties & Relations (3)
Get the list of coefficients in a Hermite polynomial:
HermiteH can be represented as a DifferentialRoot:
The exponential generating function for HermiteH:
Possible Issues (2)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), HermiteH, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HermiteH.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "HermiteH." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HermiteH.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). HermiteH. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HermiteH.html