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Fibonacci Differential Equation And Associated Spiral Curves, Mehmet Pakdemirli
Fibonacci Differential Equation And Associated Spiral Curves, Mehmet Pakdemirli
CODEE Journal
The Fibonacci differential equation is defined with analogy from the Fibonacci difference equation. The linear second order differential equation is solved for suitable initial conditions. The solutions constitute spirals in the polar coordinates. The properties of the spirals with respect to the Fibonacci numbers and the differences between the new spirals and classical spirals are discussed.
Solving Ordinary Differential Equations Using Differential Forms And Lie Groups, Richard M. Shumate
Solving Ordinary Differential Equations Using Differential Forms And Lie Groups, Richard M. Shumate
Senior Honors Theses
Differential equations have bearing on practically every scientific field. Though they are prevalent in nature, they can be challenging to solve. Most of the work done in differential equations is dependent on the use of many methods to solve particular types of equations. Sophus Lie proposed a modern method of solving ordinary differential equations in the 19th century along with a coordinate free variation of finding the infinitesimal generator by combining the influential work of Élie Cartan among others in the field of differential geometry. The driving idea behind using symmetries to solve differential equations is that there exists a …