The family ofnth orderq-Legendre polynomials are introduced. They are shown to be obtainable from the Jacobi theta function and to satisfy recursion relations and multiplicatively advanced differential equations (MADEs) that are analogues of the recursion relations and ODEs satisfied by thenth degree Legendre polynomials. Thenth orderq-Legendre polynomials are shown to have vanishingkth moments for0≤k<n, as does thenth degree truncated Legendre polynomial. Convergence results are obtained, approximations are given, a reciprocal symmetry is shown, and nearly orthonormal frames are constructed. Conditions are given under which a MADE remains a MADE under inverse Fourier transform. This is used to construct new wavelets as solutions of MADEs.
Smooth Wavelet Approximations of Truncated Legendre Polynomials via the Jacobi Theta Function