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Frobenius & Special Functions · Hard problem

For xy′′+y=0xy'' + y = 0 the indicial roots at x=0x = 0 are r1=1r_1 = 1 and r2=0r_2 = 0. Let y1=x−x22+x312−⋯y_1 = x - \dfrac{x^2}{2} + \dfrac{x^3}{12} - \cdots be the Frobenius solution for r1=1r_1 = 1. A second solution has the form y2=C y1ln⁡x+∑n≥0bnxny_2 = C\,y_1\ln x + \sum_{n\ge0}b_nx^n with b0=1b_0 = 1. Find CC.