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Duality, polarity and convolution in umbral calculus

Abstract

In this paper, we revisit foundations of umbral calculus using a straightforward approach based on an explicit matrix realization of binomial convolution. We construct an umbral duality of Wronskian type for rational curves in echelon form, and connect it with an umbral version of the polarity pairing. Then we extend additive convolution to the umbral setting and provide an explicit inversion formula for the corresponding deviation terms. This enables us to derive analogs of Grace and Walsh representation theorems for finite differences.

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Julien Grivaux. 2025-11-07. Duality, polarity and convolution in umbral calculus. https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01274

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