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Abel's identity

In mathematics, Abel's identity (also called Abel's formula or Abel's differential equation identity) is an equation that expresses the Wronskian of two solutions of a homogeneous second-order linear ordinary differential equation in terms of a coefficient of the original differential equation.The relation can be generalised to nth-order linear ordinary differential equations. The identity is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. Since Abel's identity relates the different linearly independent solutions of the differential equation, it can be used to find one solution from the other. It provides useful identities relating the solutions, and is also useful as a part of other techniques such as the method of variation of parameters. It is especially useful for equations such as Bessel's equation where the solutions do not have a simple analytical form, because in such cases the Wronskian is difficult to compute directly. A generalisation to first-order systems of homogeneous linear differential equations is given by Liouville's formula. (Wikipedia).

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Abel Prize — The story

A short introduction to the story of The Abel Prize, from the story of Niels Henrik Abel, the establishment of the prize in 2003, and the way mathematics impact our everyday lives. The main objective of the Abel Prize is to recognize pioneering scientific achievements in mathematics. The

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Abel formula

This is one of my all-time favorite differential equation videos!!! :D Here I'm actually using the Wronskian to actually find a nontrivial solution to a second-order differential equation. This is amazing because it brings the concept of the Wronskian back to life! And as they say, you won

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Abel in Paris - Mikhail Gromov (IHÉS): "Meaning of Mathematics and Mathematics of Meaning"

Mikhail Gromov est professeur permanent à l’IHÉS (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques). Ses recherches portent sur différents domaines de la géométrie, et spécifiquement sur la géométrie métrique, la géométrie symplectique et la théorie géométrique des groupes. Il est c

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2020 Abel Prize Winner - Hebrew University's Hillel Furstenberg

The world's top math prize is being awarded to Hebrew University Professor Hillel Furstenberg, the first Israeli to win the prize! The Abel Prize, often referred to as the Nobel of Mathematics, was established to recognize contributions that are of “extraordinary depth and influence.” Cre

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Math 139 Fourier Analysis Lecture 07: Cesaro and Abel summability

Cesaro and Abel Summability: Cesaro mean (Cesaro sum); Fejer kernel; closed form of the Fejer kernel; Fejer kernels are good kernels (approximations of the identity); consequences. Abel means; Abel summable. Abel means of the Fourier series of a function. Abel means as convolution with

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Euler's Identity (Equation)

This video given Euler's identity, reviews how to derive Euler's formula using known power series, and then verifies Euler's identity with Euler's formula http://mathispower4u.com

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Louis Nirenberg Acceptance speech - The Abel Prize

Acceptance speech by Louis Nirenberg from the 2015 Abel Prize Award Ceremony.

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The Soviet Master Spy - Rudolf Abel I THE COLD WAR

Trenchcoats, bugs and secret agents are things we all know from the movies. But the Cold War was a busy time for spies from the USA and the Soviet Union. The USSR sent a real master spy to New York during this golden time of espionage: Rudolf Abel. Dead drops, secret hideouts and multiple

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Differential Equations | Abel's Theorem

We present Abel's Theorem with a proof. http://www.michael-penn.net

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Differential Equations | Euler Equations Example 4

From the Akkala region of Hyrule, we solve a second order differential equation known as an Euler equation. http://www.michael-penn.net http://www.randolphcollege.edu/mathematics/

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Stephanos Venakides: Rigorous semiclassical asymptotics for integrable systems

The title of the lecture is shortened to comply with Youtubes' title policy. The original title of this lecture is "Rigorous semiclassical asymptotics for integrable systems:The KdV and focusing NLS cases". Programme for the Abel Lectures 2005: 1. "Abstract Phragmen-Lindelöf theorem & Sa

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Peter Lax: Abstract Phragmen-Lindelöf theorem & Saint Venant’s principle

Programme for the Abel Lectures 2005: 1. "Abstract Phragmen-Lindelöf theorem & Saint Venant’s principle" by Abel Laureate 2005 Peter D. Lax, New York University 2. "Systems of conservation laws" by Professor Sebastian Noelle, CMA Oslo/ RWTH Aachen 3. "Hyperbolic equations and spectral geom

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John Thompson: Dirichlet series and SL(2,Z)

This lecture was held by Abel Laureate John G. Thompson at The University of Oslo, May 21, 2008 and was part of the Abel Prize Lectures in connection with the Abel Prize Week celebrations. Program for the Abel Lectures 2008 1. Abel Laureate John Thompson: “Dirichlet series and SL(2,Z)" 2

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Ultra-Mega Differential Equations Review Problem!!!!

We solve a single differential equation using a variety of techniques, providing a nice review of calculus and the first half of a standard course in differential equations. Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/michaelpennmath?sub_confirmation=1 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/m

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Henri Darmon: Andrew Wiles' marvelous proof

Abstract: Pierre de Fermat famously claimed to have discovered “a truly marvelous proof” of his last theorem, which the margin in his copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica was too narrow to contain. Fermat's proof (if it ever existed!) is probably lost to posterity forever, while Andrew Wiles' p

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Welcome to the online Abel Prize celebrations

John Grue, Abel Prize board chair welcomes you to take part in the online cemebrations of The Abel Prize Laureates of 2020 and 2021 Hillel Furstenberg, Gregory Margulis, Avi Wigderson and László́ Lovász. The Abel Prize award ceremony May 25th | 3pm CEST The Abel reception May 25th | 6pm

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A brief overview of the 2021 Abel Prize Laureates’ work

A brief overview of the 2021 Abel Prize Laureates’ Avi Wigderson and László Lovász work by Alex Bellos. Alex Bellos is a British writer, broadcaster and populariser of mathematics. This clip is from the 2021 Abel Prize announcement. Illustrations by Edmund O. Harriss.

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Tristan Riviere: The work of Louis Nirenberg on Partial Differential Equations

Original title of the lecture: "Exploring the unknown, the work of Louis Nirenberg on Partial Differential Equations" We had to shorten the title to fit Youtubes limitations of title length. Abastract: Partial differential equations are a central object in the mathematical modeling of na

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Yves Meyer: Detection of gravitational waves and time-frequency wavelets

Summary: Sergey Klimenko designed the algorithm used to detect gravitational waves. This algorithm depends on the time-frequency wavelets which have been elaborated by Ingrid Daubechies, Stéphane Jaffard, and Jean-Lin Journé. After describing the now famous discovery of gravitational waves

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