# Laguerre transform function

For continuous indices 'n' and 'm' is it possible to have

$$\int_{0}^{\infty}dx e^{-x}L_{n}(x)L_{m}(x) = \delta (n-m)?$$

Another question: let $g(m)$ be the function defined via the transform

$$\int_{0}^{\infty}dx e^{-x}f(x)L_{m}(x)=g(m).$$

Is its inverse given by $$\int_{0}^{\infty}dm e^{-m}g(m)L_{m}(x)=f(x),$$

so that $$\int_{0}^{\infty}e^{-m}dm\int_{0}^{\infty}dx e^{-x}L_{n}(x)L_{m}(x) =1?$$

to be more explicit , let be the integral transform

$$g(m)= \int_{0}^{\infty}dxe^{-x}f(x)L_{m}(x)$$ , then how could we obtain $f(x)$ from $g(m)$ ??

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By $\delta(n-m)$ do you mean a Dirac delta? If so that isn't true since we know that the integral is equal to a finite value when $n=m$. That aside this is an interesting idea, do you have a definition for what $L_{m}(x)$ means for non-integer values? Maybe we can modify the recurrence realtions to make this work. –  Spencer Jul 18 '13 at 19:07
Non integer index reminds me of scattering states of a quantum mechanical system.. –  Torsten Hĕrculĕ Cärlemän Jul 18 '13 at 19:11
By any chance, were you talking about the q-Laguerre polynomials? –  Torsten Hĕrculĕ Cärlemän Jul 18 '13 at 19:39
@Spencer Yeah.We must also keep measures in our mind. But I think the OP is actually talking about the quantum-laguerre polynomials here –  Torsten Hĕrculĕ Cärlemän Jul 18 '13 at 19:43
for non integer 'm' we can use fractional derivative to define $L_{m}(x)= \frac{e^{x}}{\Gamma (m+1)}D_{x}^{n}(x^{n}e^{-x})$ –  Jose Garcia Jul 18 '13 at 21:22