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==Periodic solutions==

For countably many special values of a, called ''characteristic values'', the Mathieu equation admits solutions which are periodic with period <math>2\pi</math>. The characteristic values of the Mathiue cosine, sine functions respectively are written <math>a_n(q), \, b_n(q)</math>, where n in '''N'''. Here are the first few periodic Mathieu cosine functions:

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== Symbolic computation engines ==