释义 |
Abel's IdentityGiven a homogeneous linear Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equation,
 | (1) |
call the two linearly independent solutions and . Then
 | (2) |
 | (3) |
Now, take (3) minus (2),
 | (4) |
 | (5) |
 | (6) |
Now, use the definition of the Wronskian and take its Derivative,
Plugging and into (6) gives
 | (9) |
This can be rearranged to yield
 | (10) |
which can then be directly integrated to
 | (11) |
where is the Natural Logarithm. Exponentiation then yields Abel's identity
 | (12) |
where is a constant of integration.See also Ordinary Differential Equation--Second-Order References
Boyce, W. E. and DiPrima, R. C. Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 4th ed. New York: Wiley, pp. 118, 262, 277, and 355, 1986. |