Chapter 12: Q2P (page 611)
Solve to get . If needed, see Chapter , Section 2. The given equation
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Solving, results .
Chapter 12: Q2P (page 611)
Solve to get . If needed, see Chapter , Section 2. The given equation
Solving, results .
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For Problems 1 to 4, find one (simple) solution of each differential equation by series, and then find the second solution by the "reduction of order" method, Chapter 8, Section 7 (e).
Show that dl-m/dxl-m (x2-1)l=(l-m)!/(l+m)! (x2-1)m dl+m/dxl+m (x2-1)l.
Hint: Write(x2-1)l=(x-1)l(x+1)land find the derivatives by Leibniz' rule.
Expand the following functions in Legendre series.
Hint: Solve the recursion relation (5.8e)for Pl(x)and show that ∫a1 Pl(x) dx=1/2l+1 [Pl-1 (a)-Pl+1 (a)].
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