Chapter 8: Problem 32
$$x^{2} y^{\prime \prime}-x(1+x) y^{\prime}+y=0$$
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Chapter 8: Problem 32
$$x^{2} y^{\prime \prime}-x(1+x) y^{\prime}+y=0$$
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van der Pol Equation. In the study of the vacuum tube, the following equation is encountered:$$y^{\prime \prime}+(0.1)\left(y^{2}-1\right) y^{\prime}+y=0$$ Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 4 approximating the solution with the initial values \(y(0)=1\), \(y^{\prime}(0)=0\).
Show that the Legendre polynomials of even degree are even functions of \(x,\) while those of odd degree are odd functions.
$$x^{2} y^{n}+4 x y^{\prime}+2 y=0, \text { at } x=0$$
The solution to the initial value problem $$\begin{array}{l}{x y^{\prime \prime}(x)+2 y^{\prime}(x)+x y(x)=0} \\\ {y(0)=1, \quad y^{\prime}(0)=0}\end{array}$$ has derivatives of all orders at \(x=0\) (although this is far from obvious). Use L' Hopital's rule to compute the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 approximating this solution.
$$x w^{\prime \prime}-w^{\prime}-x w=0$$
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