Entire solutions of nonhomogeneous linear differential equations (Q1307273)

A general theorem concerning the existence of entire solutions of a type of second-order nonhomogeneous linear differential equations is established provided that its coefficients and forcing function are themselves entire functions. The proof of this theorem involves obtaining solutions to a subsidiary equation involving a change of scale of the independent variable. Some interesting special cases are dealt with including a nonhomogeneous Coulomb equation.