Airy equation

== English == === Etymology === Named after George Biddell Airy. === Noun === Airy equation (plural Airy equations) (mathematics) d 2 y d x 2 − x y = 0 , {\displaystyle {\frac {d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}}-xy=0,\,\!} , the simplest second-order linear differential equation with a turning point (a point where the character of the solutions changes from oscillatory to exponential). ==== Synonyms ==== Stokes equation ==== Related terms ==== Airy beam Airy function Airy integral ==== Translations ====