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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ii Paper 3 7D Solution by
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A point is regular singular when and are analytic there. The Papperitz symbol records the three singular points and their two local exponents. Here the finite points are and the third is . The indicial equations give exponents at and at . Comparing with the hypergeometric equation gives , , , hence and exponents at infinity. Thus
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