Green function differential equation

Green’s function differential equation is typically used to solve linear inhomogeneous differential equations.

[latex]
\[
L G(x, s) = \delta(x – s)
\]

Here:


  • LL
     

    is the differential operator.


  • G(x,s)G(x, s)
     

    is the Green’s function.


  • δ(xs)\delta(x – s)
     

    is the Dirac delta function.

Example for a Specific Case:

For the operator

L=d2dx2k2L = \frac{d^2}{dx^2} – k^2

:

[latex]
\[
\left( \frac{d^2}{dx^2} – k^2 \right) G(x, s) = \delta(x – s)
\]