A formula for the local Heun solution

TL;DR

This paper derives a new explicit formula for the coefficients of the local Heun solution using orthogonal polynomial theory, enabling better understanding of their asymptotic behavior.

Contribution

It introduces a novel finite sum formula for the local Heun solution coefficients, connecting special functions with orthogonal polynomial theory.

Findings

Finite multiple sum expression for coefficients

Explicit estimates on coefficient growth

Insights into asymptotic behavior for large indices

Abstract

The local Heun solution is the unique solution to Heun's equation which is analytic in the unit disk centered at $0\in\mathbb{C}$ and taking the value $1$ at the center of the disk. In this paper, as an application of the theory of orthogonal polynomials, we are able to express the coefficients in the corresponding power series as finite multiple sums. In addition, the obtained formula can be used to derive an explicit estimate on the coefficients giving a hint on their asymptotic behavior for large indices.