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for which the Jacobi polynomials have only real zeros, we will omit them and<br />

only point out <strong>that</strong> the first two differentiations give identities <strong>that</strong> yield, in<br />

particular, the inequalities<br />

(5.10)<br />

and<br />

(5.11)<br />

y ∂ ∣<br />

∣P n (α,β)<br />

(1 − 2z) ∣ 2 ≥ 2n(n + α + β + 1) n(α + 1) n<br />

y 2n<br />

∂y<br />

n! n!<br />

∂ 2 ∣ ∣∣P (α,β)<br />

∂y 2 n<br />

(1 − 2z) ∣ 2 2n(2n − 1)(n + α + β + 1) n (α + 1) n<br />

∣ ≥<br />

n! n!<br />

y 2n−2<br />

when n ≥ 1 and α, β ≥ −1.<br />

In subsequent papers it will be shown <strong>that</strong> <strong>squares</strong> <strong>of</strong> real valued functions<br />

can also be used <strong>to</strong> <strong>prove</strong> the reality <strong>of</strong> the zeros <strong>of</strong> some non-classical families<br />

<strong>of</strong> orthogonal polynomials, <strong>of</strong> the cosine transforms<br />

∫ ∞<br />

e −acosh t coszt dt, a > 0,<br />

and <strong>of</strong> some other entire functions.<br />

References<br />

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[1] R. Askey and G. <strong>Gasper</strong>, Positive Jacobi polynomial <strong>sums</strong> II, Amer. J. Math. 98<br />

(1976), 709–737.<br />

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Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Symposium on the Occasion <strong>of</strong> the Pro<strong>of</strong>, Surveys and Monographs,<br />

No. 21, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI (1986), 7–32.<br />

[3] W.N. Bailey, On the product <strong>of</strong> two Legendre polynomials with different arguments,<br />

Proc. London Math. Soc. (2) 41 (1936), 215–220.<br />

[4] R.P. Boas, Entire Functions, Academic Press, Inc., New York, 1954.<br />

[5] L. de Branges, A pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Bieberbach conjecture, Acta Math. 154 (1985), 137–152.<br />

[6] J.L. Burchnall and T.W. Chaundy, Expansions <strong>of</strong> Appell’s double hypergeometric<br />

functions, Quart. J. Math. (Oxford) 11 (1940), 249–270.<br />

[7] J.L. Burchnall and T.W. Chaundy, Expansions <strong>of</strong> Appell’s double hypergeometric<br />

functions (II), Quart. J. Math. (Oxford) 12 (1941), 112–128.<br />

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