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On the Solution of Differential Equations by Definite Integrals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2009
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It is well known that in many cases the solutions of a linear differential equation can be expressed as definite integrals, different solutions of the same equation being represented by integrals which have the same integrand, but different paths of integration. Thus, the various solutions of the hypergeometric differential equation
can be represented by integrals of the type
the path of integration being (for one particular solution) a closed circuit encircling the point t = 0 in the positive direction, then the point t = 1 in the positive direction, then the point t = 0 in the negative direction, and lastly the point t = 1 in the negative direction; or (for another particular solution) an arc in the t-plane joining the points t = 1 and t = ∞.
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