Heat Polynomials, Umbral Correspondence and Burgers Equations

Abstract

We show that the umbral correspondence between differential equations can be achieved by means of a suitable transformation preserving the algebraic structure of the problems. We present the general properties of these transformations, derive explicit examples and discuss them in the case of the Appèl and Sheffer polynomial families. We apply these transformations to non-linear equations, and discuss how the relevant solutions should be interpreted.