OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
There are floor(k/2) positive zeros of the Hermite polynomial of degree k:
k | zeros | corresponding weights for Hermite-Gauss quadrature
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LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards, Applied Math. Series 55, Tenth Printing, 1972 [alternative scanned copy]. Eq. 25.4.46 p. 890 and Table 25.10 p. 924.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Hermite-Gauss Quadrature.
FORMULA
This constant divided by sqrt(Pi) is a root of 10800*x^3 - 5400*x^2 + 405*x - 1 = 0.
EXAMPLE
0.157067320322856643916311563508378268912314650035...
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[Sqrt[Pi]*Root[10800*#^3 - 5400*#^2 + 405*# - 1 &, 2], 10, 100]] (* Paolo Xausa, Mar 03 2026 *)
PROG
(PARI) sqrt(Pi)*polrootsreal(Pol([10800, -5400, 405, -1]))[2]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
A.H.M. Smeets, Feb 24 2026
STATUS
approved
