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Characterizations of linear differential systems with a regular singular point

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

W. A. Harris Jr.
W. A. Harris Jr.
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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The linear differential system

where w is a vector with n components and A is an n by n matrix is said to have z = 0 as a regular singular point if there exists a fundamental matrix of the form

such that S is holomorphic at z = 0 and R is a constant matrix ((1), p. 111; (2), p. 73). For such systems A will have at most a pole at z = 0 and we may write

where p is an integer, Ã is holomorphic at z = 0, and Ã(0) ≠ 0. However, the converse is not true. When p ≦ − 1, A is holomorphic at z = 0, and every fundamental matrix is holomorphic at z = 0. If p ≧ 1, the non-negative integer p is called (after Poincaré) the rank of the singularity and there is a significant difference between the cases p = 0 and p ≧ 1. If p = 0 the linear differential system (1) is known to have z = 0 as a regular singular point ((1), p. 111) ; whereas, if p ≧ 1, z = 0 may or may not be a regular singular point.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , December 1972 , pp. 93 - 98
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1972

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