Definition:Airy's Equation

Definition

Airy's equation is the second order ODE:

$y'' = x y$

Also presented as

Sometimes certain conventional symbols are used:

$\phi'' - t \phi = 0$

Also known as

Airy's equation is also known as the Stokes equation, or Stokes' equation, for George Gabriel Stokes.

Also see

• Solution to Airy's Equation
• Definition:Airy Function

Source of Name

This entry was named for George Biddell Airy.

Sources

• 1962: J.C. Burkill: The Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Existence of Solutions: $1$. Some problems for investigation