Umbral presentations for polynomial sequences
Abstract
Using random variables as motivation, this paper presents an exposition of the formalisms developed by Rota and Taylor for the classical umbral calculus. A variety of examples are presented, culminating in several descriptions of sequences of binomial type in terms of umbral polynomials.
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