Euler-Cauchy equation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf partial differential equations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cauchy-Euler_equation
gptkbp:application applied mathematics
engineering
physics
gptkbp:characteristicEquation ar(r-1) + br + c = 0
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
partial differential equations
gptkbp:firstPublished 18th century
gptkbp:generalSolution y(x) = C1 x^{r1} + C2 x^{r2} (for distinct roots)
y(x) = x^r (C1 + C2 ln x) (for repeated roots)
gptkbp:hasEquation a x^2 y'' + b x y' + c y = 0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euler-Cauchy equation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy
gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkbp:order second order
gptkbp:solvedBy reduction to constant-coefficient equation
substitution y = x^r
gptkbp:type linear ordinary differential equation
gptkbp:variableCoefficients yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cauchy-Euler_equation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7