Solutions for the ODE: $x^2y''+xy'+(x^2-v^2)y=0$

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According to this site, if $v$ is non-integer the solution of

$$x^2y''+xy'+(x^2-v^2)y=0\tag1$$

is

$$y(x)=C_1J_v(x)+C_2J_{-v}(x).\tag2$$

Where $J_v(x)$ is the Bessel function of the first kind.

In my BETA mathematics handbook, they have this form of the Bessel differential equation:

$$x^2y''+xy'+(a^2x^2-v^2)y=0,\tag3$$

and they claim the solution is

$$y(x)=C_1J_v(ax)+C_2Y_v(ax),\tag4$$

Where $Y_v(x)$ is the Weber function. Setting $a=1$ then$(1)=(3)$ but still the solution number $(4)$ will be different from solution $(2)$:

$$y(x)=C_1J_v(x)+C_2Y_v(x).$$

Does this imply that $J_{-v}=Y_v?$

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For non-integer $v$ the following relation holds:

$$ Y_v(x)=\frac{J_v(x)\cos v\pi-J_{-v}(x)}{\sin v\pi} $$

so that both answers are correct up to redefinition of constants $C_1$ and $C_2$.

The advantage of the equation $(4)$ is the fact that it is valid for integer $v$ as well.