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C
  • C[ i ] is the default form for the i constant of integration produced in solving a differential equation with DSolve.
  • The indices i are chosen to be successive integers, starting at 1 every time DSolve is called.
  • The function applied to the index i to produce the i constant of integration is determined by the setting for the option DSolveConstants in DSolve. The default is DSolveConstants->C.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 1.5.8, Section 3.5.10.
  • See also: Unique.

    Further Examples

    The solution to this second-order differential equation involves two constants of integration.

    In[1]:=

    Out[1]=



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