Power Series Solution for Laguerre Polynomials

  • Central Forces 2021
    1. By hand, find the recurrence relation for a power series solution \(H(\rho)\) of the equation: \begin{equation} \rho \frac{d^2 H}{d\rho^2} +(2\ell+2-\rho)\frac{dH}{d\rho} +(\lambda-\ell-1) H=0 \end{equation} where \(\ell\) is a known positive integer, and \(\lambda\) is an unknown constant.
    2. Suppose that you want a solution to (a) which is a polynomial of degree 4. Assume that \(\ell=2\). What does that tell you about the unknown constant \(\lambda\)?
    3. Find the polynomial of degree 4 solution to the differential equation in part (a) assuming \(\ell=2\). Assume anything you need to about \(\lambda\).