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On the general solution of a linear second order equation with variable coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

David L. Clements  and
C. Rogers
David L. Clements
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Adelaide, Box 498 G.P.O., Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.
C. Rogers
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Abstract

A linear second order partial differential equation with variable coefficients is considered. The equation is relevant in a number of physical situations. Simple general solutions are obtained subject to the coefficients satisfying certain constraints.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematika , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , June 1983 , pp. 94 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © University College London 1983

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