On finite-term recurrence relations for Bergman and Szego{double acute} polynomials

Abstract

With the aid of Havin's Lemma (which we generalize) we prove that polynomials orthogonal over the unit disk with respect to certain weighted area measures (Bergman polynomials) cannot satisfy a finite-term recurrence relation unless the weight is radial, in which case the polynomials are simply monomials. For polynomials orthogonal over the unit circle (Szego{double acute} polynomials) we provide a simple argument to show that the existence of a finite-term recurrence implies that the weight must be the reciprocal of the square modulus of a polynomial. © 2012 Heldermann Verlag.