Orthogonal polynomials: from Heun equations to Painlevé equations

Abstract: In this paper, we {\color{black}study four kinds of polynomials orthogonal with the singularly perturbed Gaussian weight $w_{\rm SPG}(x)$, the deformed Freud weight $w_{\rm DF}(x)$, the jumpy Gaussian weight $w_{\rm JG}(x)$, and the Jacobi-type weight $w_{\rm {\color{black}JC}}(x)$. The second order linear differential equations satisfied by these orthogonal polynomials and the associated Heun equations are presented. Utilizing the method of isomonodromic deformations from [J. Derezi\'{n}ski, A. Ishkhanyan, A. Latosi\'{n}ski, SIGMA 17 (2021), 056], we transform these Heun equations into Painlev\'{e} equations. It is interesting that the Painlev\'{e} equations obtained by the way in this work are same as the results satisfied by the related three term recurrence coefficients or the auxiliaries studied by other authors. In addition, we discuss the asymptotic behaviors of the Hankel determinant generated by the first weight, $w_{\rm SPG}(x)$, under a suitable double scalings for large $s$ and small $s$, where the Dyson's constant is recovered.}