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Whittaker-Hill Differential Equation


The second-order ordinary differential equation

 y^('')+[A+Bcos(2x)+Ccos(4x)]y=0.

See also

Hill's Differential Equation, Mathieu Differential Equation

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References

Urwin, K. M. and Arscott, F. M. "Theory of the Whittaker-Hill Equation." Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 69, 28-44, 1970.Zwillinger, D. Handbook of Differential Equations, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Academic Press, p. 128, 1997.

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