The Chebyshev polynomials can be defined recursively as:
$T_0(x)=1$;
$T_1(x)=x$;
$T_{n+1}(x)=2xT_n(x) + T_{n-1}(x)$
The coefficients of these polynomails for a function, $\space f(x)$, under certain conditions can be obtained by the following integral:
$$a_n=\frac{2}{\pi}\int_{-1}^{1}\frac{f(x)T_n(x)}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx$$
Fixing some integer $N$, the zeros of $T_{N+1}(x)$ are :
$$x_j=\cos\frac{\pi(i+\frac12)}{n+1}, \space j=0, 1, 2, …,N $$
The coefficients can then be calculated to be given by:
$$a_n=\frac{2}{n+1}\sum_{j=0}^{N} f(x_j)T_k(x_j)$$
Can I get any help regarding how to calculate these coefficients for the function:
$f(x)=\large\frac{1}{e^\frac{x-\alpha}{\beta} \space +1}$. Where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants.
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