Category:Definitions/Wronskians

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Let $\map f x$ and $\map g x$ be real functions defined on a closed interval $\closedint a b$.

Let $f$ and $g$ be differentiable on $\closedint a b$.

The Wronskian of $f$ and $g$ is defined as:

$\map W {f, g} = \begin {vmatrix} \map f x & \map g x \\ \map {f'} x & \map {g'} x \\ \end {vmatrix} = \map f x \, \map {g'} x - \map g x \, \map {f'} x$

Source of Name

This entry was named for Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński.