grandes-ecoles 2021 Q27

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__psi Differential equations Higher-Order and Special DEs (Proof/Theory)
Let $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a non-zero natural integer. We define, for any real number $x$, $$\Phi_n(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-x} x^n \quad \text{and} \quad L_n(x) = \frac{\mathrm{e}^x}{n!} \Phi_n^{(n)}(x).$$ Use the equality $\Phi_{n+1}^{(n+1)}(x) = \frac{\mathrm{d}^{n+1} x\Phi_n(x)}{\mathrm{d}x^{n+1}}$, which we will justify, to prove the equality $$L_{n+1}(x) = \left(1 - \frac{x}{n+1}\right) L_n(x) + \frac{x}{n+1} L_n'(x)$$ valid for any real number $x$.
Let $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a non-zero natural integer. We define, for any real number $x$,
$$\Phi_n(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-x} x^n \quad \text{and} \quad L_n(x) = \frac{\mathrm{e}^x}{n!} \Phi_n^{(n)}(x).$$
Use the equality $\Phi_{n+1}^{(n+1)}(x) = \frac{\mathrm{d}^{n+1} x\Phi_n(x)}{\mathrm{d}x^{n+1}}$, which we will justify, to prove the equality
$$L_{n+1}(x) = \left(1 - \frac{x}{n+1}\right) L_n(x) + \frac{x}{n+1} L_n'(x)$$
valid for any real number $x$.