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Past exam of the options II course of the University of Oxford 2013 P3 b Solution by
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The weight is even, so opposite-parity polynomials are automatically orthogonal. Set , , then subtract lower-degree components within each parity class. The needed moments areThus is orthogonal to , and is orthogonal to . Parity supplies every other pair. One valid answer isAll have the required degree and positive norm; arbitrary nonzero rescalings are equally valid.
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