Solution

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The homogeneous Cauchy-Euler equation has powers with . Boundedness at zero selects , and boundedness at infinity selects . Put for and for . Continuity gives . Since the operator is , the required delta-function normalization is . Thus , giving the bounded Green kernel for a radial Euler operator:
In the requested notation, . The two expressions agree at .
With ordinary measure , the solution is
For bounded forcing these integrals converge and give a bounded solution. It is unique because no nonzero combination of is bounded at both ends. For a more general forcing, convergence and boundedness of the displayed integral must be checked.

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