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We consider the quantum problem of a particle in either a spherical box or a finite spherical well confined by a circular cone with an apex angle $2\theta_0$ emanating from the center of the sphere, with $0<\theta_0<\pi$. This non-central…
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Linear second-order ordinary differential equations of the form $d^{2}w/dz^{2}=\{u^{2}f(a,z)$ $+g(z)\}w$ are studied for large values of the real parameter $u$, where $z$ ranges over a bounded or unbounded complex domain $Z$, and $a_{0} \le…
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We introduce a class of nonlinear partial differential equations in a product space which are at the interface of Finsler and sub-Riemannian geometry. To such equations we associate a non-isotropic Minkowski gauge $\Theta$ for which we…
The Cauchy- and periodic boundary value problem for the nonlinear Schroedinger equations in $n$ space dimensions [u_t - i\Delta u = (\nabla \bar{u})^{\beta}, |\beta|=m \ge 2, u(0)=u_0 \in H^{s+1}_x] is shown to be locally well posed for $s…
In this paper, we first consider the pseudoprimeness of meromorphic solutions $u$ to a family of partial differential equations (PDEs) $H(u_{z_1},u_{z_2},\ldots,u_{z_n})=P(u)$ of Waring's-problem form, where $H(z_1,z_2,\ldots,z_n)$ is a…
We analyze the polynomial solutions of the linear differential equation $p_2(x)y''+p_1(x)y'+p_0(x)y=0$ where $p_j(x)$ is a $j^{\rm th}$-degree polynomial. We discuss all the possible polynomial solutions and their dependence on the…
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Expressions for the derivatives of the Legendre polynomials of the first kind with respect to the order of these polynomials are given. An explicit form for the fourth derivative is presented.