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Differential EquationsSuperchallengeThe Wronskian & Variation of Parameters

The Wronskian & Variation of Parameters · Superchallenge problem

A lightly driven oscillator obeys y′′+y=t2e−ty''+y=t^2e^{-t} with y(0)=0y(0)=0, y′(0)=0y'(0)=0. As t→∞t\to\infty the motion settles into a pure oscillation. Find lim sup⁡t→∞y(t)\displaystyle\limsup_{t\to\infty}y(t), its amplitude.