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Chebyshev differential equation

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The equation (1−z2)w′′−zw′+n2w=0 is obtained from the harmonic equation wxx​+n2w=0 by z=cosx.
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Chebyshev derivative Sturm-Liouville pair

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Chebyshev differential equation
The Chebyshev equation has self-adjoint form
(1−x2​Tn′​)′+1−x2​n2​Tn​=0.
(1)
For Un​=Tn′​, differentiation gives
((1−x2)3/2Un′​)′+(n2−1)1−x2​Un​=0.
(2)
The respective orthogonality weights are (1−x2)−1/2 and (1−x2)1/2.

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