Wolfgang Hahn Explained

Wolfgang Hahn
Birth Date:1911 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Potsdam, Germany
Death Place:Kassel, Germany
Field:Mathematics
Work Institutions:TU Braunschweig, TU Graz
Alma Mater:University of Berlin
Doctoral Advisor:Issai Schur
Known For:Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn ensemble, Hahn q-addition, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function

Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.

He introduced Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn q-addition (or Jackson-Hahn-Cigler q-addition), and the Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function. He was an honorary member of the Austrian Mathematical Society.

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