3.222 problem 1226

Internal problem ID [9555]
Internal file name [OUTPUT/8495_Monday_June_06_2022_03_13_48_AM_58097196/index.tex]

Book: Differential Gleichungen, E. Kamke, 3rd ed. Chelsea Pub. NY, 1948
Section: Chapter 2, linear second order
Problem number: 1226.
ODE order: 2.
ODE degree: 1.

The type(s) of ODE detected by this program : "unknown"

Maple gives the following as the ode type

[[_2nd_order, _with_linear_symmetries]]

Unable to solve or complete the solution.

\[ \boxed {\left (x^{2}+1\right ) y^{\prime \prime }+2 y^{\prime } x -v \left (v -1\right ) y=0} \]

Maple trace

`Methods for second order ODEs: 
--- Trying classification methods --- 
trying a quadrature 
checking if the LODE has constant coefficients 
checking if the LODE is of Euler type 
trying a symmetry of the form [xi=0, eta=F(x)] 
checking if the LODE is missing y 
-> Trying a Liouvillian solution using Kovacics algorithm 
<- No Liouvillian solutions exists 
-> Trying a solution in terms of special functions: 
   -> Bessel 
   -> elliptic 
   -> Legendre 
   <- Legendre successful 
<- special function solution successful`
 

Solution by Maple

Time used: 0.094 (sec). Leaf size: 25

dsolve((x^2+1)*diff(diff(y(x),x),x)+2*x*diff(y(x),x)-v*(v-1)*y(x)=0,y(x), singsol=all)
 

\[ y \left (x \right ) = c_{1} \operatorname {LegendreP}\left (-1+v , i x \right )+c_{2} \operatorname {LegendreQ}\left (-1+v , i x \right ) \]

Solution by Mathematica

Time used: 0.032 (sec). Leaf size: 30

DSolve[(1 - v)*v*y[x] + 2*x*y'[x] + (1 + x^2)*y''[x] == 0,y[x],x,IncludeSingularSolutions -> True]
 

\[ y(x)\to c_1 \operatorname {LegendreP}(v-1,i x)+c_2 \operatorname {LegendreQ}(v-1,i x) \]