grandes-ecoles 2021 Q30

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 $x$, $$\Phi_n(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-x} x^n \quad \text{and} \quad L_n(x) = \frac{\mathrm{e}^x}{n!} \Phi_n^{(n)}(x).$$ The confluent hypergeometric function $M_{a,c}$ is the solution of $$x y''(x) + (c-x) y'(x) - a y(x) = 0$$ satisfying $M_{a,c}(0) = 1$. Show that $L_n$ is a confluent hypergeometric function.
Let $n \in \mathbb{N}$ be a non-zero natural integer. We define, for any real number $x$,
$$\Phi_n(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-x} x^n \quad \text{and} \quad L_n(x) = \frac{\mathrm{e}^x}{n!} \Phi_n^{(n)}(x).$$
The confluent hypergeometric function $M_{a,c}$ is the solution of
$$x y''(x) + (c-x) y'(x) - a y(x) = 0$$
satisfying $M_{a,c}(0) = 1$.
Show that $L_n$ is a confluent hypergeometric function.