The space
![${\cal P}_n $](/math_tex/bfb4ba17bb10a86d20f73c252712fe9382.gif)
of bivariate generalised Hermite polynomials of degree n is invariant under rotations. We exploit this symmetry to construct an orthonormal basis for
![${\cal P}_n $](/math_tex/bfb4ba17bb10a86d20f73c252712fe9382.gif)
which consists of the rotations of a single polynomial through the angles
![${\ell\pi\over n+1} $](/math_tex/4451ca91369e3d9fe3f89d0422f44c9382.gif)
, ℓ=0,...n. Thus we obtain an orthogonal expansion which retains as much of the symmetry of
![${\cal P}_n $](/math_tex/bfb4ba17bb10a86d20f73c252712fe9382.gif)
as is possible. Indeed we show that a continuous version of this orthogonal expansion exists.