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Theta operator

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In mathematics, the theta operator is a differential operator defined by[1][2]

θ=zddz.

This is sometimes also called the homogeneity operator, because its eigenfunctions are the monomials in z:

θ(zk)=kzk,k=0,1,2,…

In n variables the homogeneity operator is given by

θ=∑k=1nxk∂∂xk.

As in one variable, the eigenspaces of θ are the spaces of homogeneous functions. (Euler's homogeneous function theorem)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Weisstein, Eric W. "Theta Operator". MathWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ↑ Weisstein, Eric W. (2002). CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics (2nd ed.). Hoboken: CRC Press. pp. 2976–2983. ISBN 1420035223.

Further reading

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  • Watson, G.N. (1995). A treatise on the theory of Bessel functions (Cambridge mathematical library ed., [Nachdr. der] 2. ed.). Cambridge: Univ. Press. ISBN 0521483913.