A representation theorem of the spherical wave functions (Q1292981)

Summary: Let \(\varphi^*_i\) and \(\psi_i\) \((i=0,1,\dots,n-1)\) are the solutions of the equations \((\square^2- {n-1\over r^2}) \varphi^*_i=0\) and \(\square^2 \psi_i=0\), respectively. In this paper it is shown that if \(u\) and \(v\) satisfy the equations \((\square^2-{n-1 \over r^2})^nu=0\) and \(\square^{2n} v=0\), respectively, then \(u\) and \(v\) have the representations \(u=\varphi^*_0 +t\varphi^*_1 +\cdots +t^{n-1} \varphi^*_{n-1}\) and \(v=\psi_0 +t\psi_1 +\cdots +t^{n-1} \psi_{n-1}\), where \(\square^2= {1\over r^{n-1}} {\partial \over \partial r}(r^{n-1} {\partial\over \partial r})-{\partial^2 \over\partial t^2}\).