Let ,
 and write
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Then define 
 by the generating function
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(2)
 
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The generating function may also be written
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(3)
 
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where 
 is a Chebyshev polynomial of the
 second kind.
Pollaczek polynomials satisfy the recurrence relation
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(4)
 
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for ,
 3, ... with
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(5)
 
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(6)
 
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In terms of the hypergeometric function ,
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(7)
 
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They obey the orthogonality relation
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(8)
 
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where 
 is the Kronecker delta, for 
, 1, ..., with the weighting function
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(9)
 
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