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Frobenius & Special Functions · Challenge problem

The equation x2y′′−2xy′+2y=0x^2y'' - 2xy' + 2y = 0 has indicial roots 11 and 22, differing by the positive integer 11 — the usual warning sign that the smaller-root Frobenius solution may need a ln⁡x\ln x term. Does it need one here?