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Quiz 9

The document provides steps to find a power series solution to the simple harmonic oscillator (SHO) equation. It involves taking derivatives of the SHO equation, substituting the power series expressions, and obtaining a recurrence relation that leads to the general solution of the SHO equation being a cosine and sine term with arbitrary constants.

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Quiz 9

The document provides steps to find a power series solution to the simple harmonic oscillator (SHO) equation. It involves taking derivatives of the SHO equation, substituting the power series expressions, and obtaining a recurrence relation that leads to the general solution of the SHO equation being a cosine and sine term with arbitrary constants.

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Quiz 9

1. Consider the simple harmonic oscillator (SHO) equation


d2y
dx2

y0

Determine a power series solution of the form


y

an x n

n 0

To obtain the solution proceed as follows:


a) Determine the first derivative

dy
of y
dx
d2y

b) Determine the second derivative


c) Substitute the series for

d2y
dx 2

dx 2

of y

and y in the SHO equation

d) Evaluate the first two terms in the

d2y
dx2

series to obtain the arbitrary constants

e) Obtain the recurrence relation for the SHO equation using

n2

n 0

nn 1an x n2 n 1n 2an2 x n

f) Using the recurrence relation obtain the general solution


y a0 cos x a1 sin x

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