Re: O.D.E in Power Series
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg18276] Re: O.D.E in Power Series
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:05:22 -0400
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi Alan, if you want a general infinite power series you should try the SpecialFunction.m package from MathSource. If a solution to the first order terms is sufficient for you than deqn=y''[x]-2(x+3)y'[x]-3y[x]==0; order=10; Solve[LogicalExpand[ deqn /.Thread[ {#,D[#,x],D[#,{x,2}]} & /@ ( y[x]->Sum[a[i]*x^i,{i,0,order}]+O[x]^(order+1))]], Table[a[i],{i,2,order}]] will do it. Regards Jens ALAN S BLOOM wrote: > > I am trying to solve this equation below: > y''-2(x+3)y'-3y=0 with the DSolve command. > > DSolve [y''[x]-2(x+3)y'[x]-3y[x]==0,y[x],x] > > How can I make it work? > > Alan