On the generalized hypergeometric function, Sobolev orthogonal polynomials and biorthogonal rational functions

Abstract: It turned out that the partial sums $g_n(z) = \sum_{k=0}^n \frac{(a_1)_k ... (a_p)_k}{(b_1)_k ... (b_q)_k} \frac{z^k}{k!}$, of the generalized hypergeometric series ${}_p F_q(a_1,...,a_p; b_1,...,b_q;z)$, with parameters $a_j,b_l\in\mathbb{C}\backslash{ 0,-1,-2,... }$, are Sobolev orthogonal polynomials. The corresponding monic polynomials $G_n(z)$ are polynomials of $R_I$ type, and therefore they are related to biorthogonal rational functions. Polynomials $g_n$ possess a differential equation (in $z$), and a recurrence relation (in $n$). We study integral representations for $g_n$, and some other their basic properties. Partial sums of arbitrary power series with non-zero coefficients are shown to be also related to biorthogonal rational functions. We obtain a relation of polynomials $g_n(z)$ to Jacobi-type pencils and their associated polynomials.