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Frobenius & Special Functions · Hard problem

To study x(1−x)y′′+(1−4x)y′−2y=0x(1 - x)y'' + (1 - 4x)y' - 2y = 0 for large xx, substitute x=1tx = \dfrac1t and y(x)=w(t)y(x) = w(t). The point t=0t = 0 is a regular singular point of the resulting equation for ww. Compute the product of its two indicial roots.