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Many special functions appear as solutions of differential equations or integrals of elementary functions. Most special functions have relationships with representation theory of Lie groups.

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A special solution to the Hermite Differential Equation

I know that the general form solution to the Hermite differential equation $$ y''-2xy'+2\lambda y=0$$ is $$y(x)=a_1 M(-\frac{\lambda}{2},\frac{1}{2},x^2)+a_2 H(\lambda,x),$$ where $M(\cdot,\cdot,\cdot …
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Root problem involving error function

I ran into this problem in my research: Let $y_0$ be the root of $$-(y+a)e^{y^2}\mathit{erfc}(y)+\frac{b}{\sqrt{\pi}}=0$$ on interval $[-a,\infty)$, while $a>0$ and $0<b<1$. How can I show $$y_0\ …
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A problem involving the Error Function

I am looking at the following function on the domain $x\geq 0$: $$F(x)=(x+a)e^{x^2}(1-\mathrm{erf}(x))-\frac{b}{\sqrt\pi},$$ where $a>0$, $0<b<1$ are parameters. From plotting this function for diff …