Cauchy–Euler equation

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The Cauchy–Euler equation is a type of linear ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients that often appears in problems with power-law or scale-invariant behavior.

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Cauchy–Euler equation canonical 2
Euler–Cauchy equation 1

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instanceOf equidimensional equation ⓘ
linear differential equation ⓘ
ordinary differential equation ⓘ
second-order differential equation ⓘ
variable-coefficient differential equation ⓘ
appearsIn classical ODE textbooks ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Euler–Cauchy equation ⓘ
equidimensional equation ⓘ
hasChangeOfVariable t = ln x ⓘ
x = e^t ⓘ
hasCharacteristicEquation a m (m - 1) + b m + c = 0 ⓘ
hasCoefficient a x^2 ⓘ
b x ⓘ
c ⓘ
hasDependentVariable y(x) ⓘ
hasDomainRestriction x < 0 ⓘ
x > 0 ⓘ
hasExtension nonhomogeneous Cauchy–Euler equation ⓘ
hasGeneralForm a x^2 y'' + b x y' + c y = 0 ⓘ
hasGeneralNonhomogeneousForm a x^2 y'' + b x y' + c y = f(x) ⓘ
hasIndependentVariable x ⓘ
hasKeyConcept equidimensionality in x ⓘ
reduction to constant coefficients via logarithmic substitution ⓘ
hasOrder second order ⓘ
hasProperty homogeneous ⓘ
linear in y, y', y'' ⓘ
power-law type ⓘ
scale invariant ⓘ
singular at x = 0 ⓘ
hasSolutionForm y = C1 x^{m1} + C2 x^{m2} (distinct real roots) ⓘ
y = C1 x^{m} + C2 x^{m} ln x (repeated root) ⓘ
y = x^{ ho} [C1 \, cos(eta \, ln x) + C2 \, sin(eta \, ln x)] (complex roots) ⓘ
hasStandardSolutionMethod power-law ansatz y = x^m ⓘ
reduction to constant-coefficient ODE via logarithmic change of variables ⓘ
hasType homogeneous linear ODE ⓘ
isSpecialCaseOf linear ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients ⓘ
isTaughtIn applied mathematics courses ⓘ
undergraduate differential equations courses ⓘ
isUsedIn elasticity theory ⓘ
engineering differential equations ⓘ
fluid mechanics ⓘ
heat conduction in cylindrical coordinates ⓘ
heat conduction in spherical coordinates ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ
problems with power-law behavior ⓘ
problems with scale-invariant behavior ⓘ
namedAfter Augustin-Louis Cauchy ⓘ
Leonhard Euler ⓘ

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Augustin-Louis Cauchy → knownFor → Cauchy–Euler equation ⓘ
Augustin-Louis Cauchy → notableFor → Cauchy–Euler equation ⓘ
subject linked to: Augustin-Louis
Cauchy–Euler equation → hasAlternativeName → Euler–Cauchy equation ⓘ
linked to: Cauchy–Euler equation