Airy equation

Named after George Biddell Airy.

Airy equation (plural Airy equations)

1. (mathematics) ${\displaystyle {\frac {d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}}-xy=0,\,\!}$, the simplest second-order linear differential equation with a turning point (a point where the character of the solutions changes from oscillatory to exponential).

• Stokes equation

• Airy beam
• Airy function
• Airy integral