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Radial modified Helmholtz equation

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For a radial function in three dimensions, (Δ−1)y=g(x) becomes y′′+2y′/x−y=g(x). Setting u=xy gives u′′−u=xg(x), reducing it to a constant-coefficient linear ordinary differential equation. If g=e−3x/x2, a decaying particular solution obtained by variation of parameters is
y(x)=αxe−x​+2xe−xE1​(2x)−exE1​(4x)​.
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The small-argument expansion of the exponential integral gives
y(x)=xα+21​log2​+logx−α+23​log2+γ−1+O(xlogx).
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The undetermined decaying homogeneous coefficient α is fixed by a boundary condition or by a matched asymptotic expansion.

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