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Frobenius & Special Functions · Hard problem

Laguerre's equation xy′′+(1−x)y′+3y=0xy'' + (1 - x)y' + 3y = 0 has a double indicial root r=0r = 0 at x=0x = 0, and its Frobenius solution y=∑k≥0akxky = \sum_{k\ge0}a_kx^k with a0=1a_0 = 1 terminates. Compute ∫0∞e−x x3 y(x) dx\displaystyle\int_0^\infty e^{-x}\,x^3\,y(x)\,dx.