Abstract:
The paper consideres linear systems of ordinary differential equations of arbitrary order with a matrix identically degenerate in the domain of definition at the highest derivative of the desired vector function and with loads in the form of Volterra and Fredholm integral operators. The initial value problems are formulated using projections onto admissible sets of initial vectors. Special attention is paid to systems having singular points on the interval of integration. The concept of a singular point is formalized. Their classification in the case of differential equations is given. A number of examples illustrating the theoretical results are presented.
Key words:differential-algebraic equations, linear systems, Volterra and Fredholm operators, solution space, dimension, index, singular points.