Binomial differential equation

In mathematics, the binomial differential equation is an ordinary differential equation of the form where is a natural number and is a polynomial that is analytic in both variables.[1][2]

Solution

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Let   be a polynomial of two variables of order  , where   is a natural number. By the binomial formula,

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The binomial differential equation becomes  .[clarification needed] Substituting   and its derivative   gives  , which can be written  , which is a separable ordinary differential equation. Solving gives

 

Special cases

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  • If  , this gives the differential equation   and the solution is  , where   is a constant.
  • If   (that is,   is a divisor of  ), then the solution has the form  . In the tables book Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, this form decomposes as:
 

where

 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hille, Einar (1894). Lectures on ordinary differential equations. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. p. 675. ISBN 978-0201530834.
  2. ^ Zwillinger, Daniel (1998). Handbook of differential equations (3rd ed.). San Diego, Calif: Academic Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-12-784396-4.