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  2. Abel's identity - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, Abel's identity (also called Abel's formula [1] or Abel's differential equation identity) is an equation that expresses the Wronskian of two solutions of a homogeneous second-order linear ordinary differential equation in terms of a coefficient of the original differential equation.

  3. Characteristic equation (calculus) - Wikipedia

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    If a second-order differential equation has a characteristic equation with complex conjugate roots of the form r 1 = a + bi and r 2 = a − bi, then the general solution is accordingly y(x) = c 1 e (a + bi )x + c 2 e (a − bi )x. By Euler's formula, which states that e iθ = cos θ + i sin θ, this solution can be rewritten as follows:

  4. Reduction of order - Wikipedia

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    Consider the general, homogeneous, second-order linear constant coefficient ordinary differential equation. (ODE) ″ + ′ + =, where ,, are real non-zero coefficients. . Two linearly independent solutions for this ODE can be straightforwardly found using characteristic equations except for the case when the discriminant, , vanish

  5. Homogeneous differential equation - Wikipedia

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    A differential equation can be homogeneous in either of two respects.. A first order differential equation is said to be homogeneous if it may be written (,) = (,),where f and g are homogeneous functions of the same degree of x and y. [1]

  6. Sturm separation theorem - Wikipedia

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    The zeros of two linearly independent solutions of the Airy equation ″ = alternate, as predicted by the Sturm separation theorem.. In mathematics, in the field of ordinary differential equations, Sturm separation theorem, named after Jacques Charles François Sturm, describes the location of roots of solutions of homogeneous second order linear differential equations.

  7. System of differential equations - Wikipedia

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    A differential system is a means of studying a system of partial differential equations using geometric ideas such as differential forms and vector fields. For example, the compatibility conditions of an overdetermined system of differential equations can be succinctly stated in terms of differential forms (i.e., for a form to be exact, it ...

  8. Matrix differential equation - Wikipedia

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    A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders. A matrix differential equation contains more than one function stacked into vector form with a matrix relating the functions to their derivatives.

  9. Euler's critical load - Wikipedia

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    The following assumptions are made while deriving Euler's formula: [3] The material of the column is homogeneous and isotropic. The compressive load on the column is axial only. The column is free from initial stress. The weight of the column is neglected. The column is initially straight (no eccentricity of the axial load).