Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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134 LESSON 15. LINEAR OPERATORS AND VECTOR SPACES

Lesson 16 Linear Equations With Constant Coefficients Definition 16.1. The general second order linear equation with constant coefficients is ay ′′ + by ′ + cy = f(t) (16.1) where a, b, and c are constants, and a ≠ 0 (otherwise (16.1) reduces to a linear first order equation, which we have already covered), and f(t) depends only on t and not on y. Definition 16.2. The Linear Differential Operator corresponding to equation (16.1) L = aD 2 + bD + c (16.2) where D = d dt and D2 = d2 dt 2 (16.3) is the same operator we introduced in example (15.10). We can also write L as L = a d2 dt 2 + b d dt + c (16.4) In terms of the operator L, equation (16.1) becomes Ly = f(t) (16.5) 135

134 LESSON 15. LINEAR OPERATORS AND VECTOR SPACES

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