Let y1 and y2 be two solutions of the differential equation
y′′(x)+p(x)y′(x)+q(x)y(x)=0,−∞<x<∞
where p and q are given. Show, using the Wronskian, that
either there exist α and β, not both zero, such that αy1(x)+βy2(x) vanishes for all x,
or given x0,A and B, there exist a and b such that y(x)=ay1(x)+by2(x) satisfies the conditions y(x0)=A and y′(x0)=B.
Find power series y1 and y2 such that an arbitrary solution of the equation
y′′(x)=xy(x)
can be written as a linear combination of y1 and y2.