In mathematics, Al-Salam–Carlitz polynomials U^(a)
_n(x;q) and V^(a)
_n(x;q) are two families of basic hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials in the basic Askey scheme, introduced by Waleed Al-Salam and Leonard Carlitz (1965). Roelof Koekoek, Peter A. Lesky, and René F. Swarttouw (2010, 14.24, 14.25) give a detailed list of their properties.

The Al-Salam–Carlitz polynomials are given in terms of basic hypergeometric functions by

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