Re: A "singular" equation
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg14740] Re: [mg14704] A "singular" equation
- From: David Withoff <withoff>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 17:53:42 -0500
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
> Trying to solve an ode ("Euler's" equation) Mathematica consistently
> crashes as follows:
>
> % math
> Mathematica 3.0 for Solaris
> Copyright 1988-96 Wolfram Research, Inc.
> -- Terminal graphics initialized --
>
> In[1]:= DSolve[(1-x^2)y'[x]^2==(1-y[x]^2),y[x],x] Bus Error (core
> dumped)
> %
>
> This seems pretty bad form, I must say.
This worked ok for me. Check with Wolfram Research tech support. Maybe
you have a corrupted/old/etc copy of Mathematica.
% math
Mathematica 3.0 for Solaris
Copyright 1988-97 Wolfram Research, Inc.
-- Terminal graphics initialized --
In[1]:= DSolve[(1-x^2)y'[x]^2==(1-y[x]^2),y[x],x]
2 2 2 2
x - Sqrt[-1 + x ] + x C[1] + Sqrt[-1 + x ] C[1]
Out[1]= {{y[x] -> -------------------------------------------------}}
2 C[1]
Dave Withoff
Wolfram Research