hi all, im new to this group, i am trying to convert a second order ODE to a system of 2 first order ODE's could anyone help please as I would be muchly appreciative
d2y/dx^2 + p(x)*dy/dx + q(x) y = g(x)

could anyone help with this please!!

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hi all, im new to this group, i am trying to convert a second order ODE to a system of 2 first order ODE's could anyone help please as I would be muchly appreciative
d2y/dx^2 + p(x)*dy/dx + q(x) y = g(x)

could anyone help with this please!!

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

thats cool nona, but could you help with the question?!?

anonymous · Answer

Hi Dsp76, if are you looking to convert the Euler-Lagrange equations (N second order differential equations) to Hamiltonian equations (2N first order differential equations) where N is the number of degrees of freedom. These are related by a Legendre transform.