The superposition principle for ordinary differential equations states that for a linear homogeneous ordinary differential equation, if and are solutions, then so is .
Superposition Principle
See also
Fourier Series, Harmonic Analysis, Ordinary Differential EquationExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Trott, M. "The Mathematica Guidebooks Additional Material: Wave Propagation on a Torus." http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/additions.shtml#N_1_13.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Superposition Principle." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SuperpositionPrinciple.html