Existence and uniqueness of solutions to weakly singular integral-algebraic and integro-differential equations (Q2440574)

The authors investigate the existence and uniqueness of solutions of systems of integral-algebraic and integro-differential equations with weakly singular kernels which can be generalized as follows: \[ A_0Du+A_1u+K^{\alpha\beta}u=f, \] where \(A,A_0\) are given matrix functions and \(D\) represent a differential operator, \[ K^{\alpha\beta}u(t,x)=\int\limits_{0}^{t}\int\limits_{0}^{x}\frac{k(t,x,\tau,s)u(s,\tau)}{(t-\tau)^{\alpha}(x-s)^{\beta}}dsd\tau, \] and the functions \(u\) and \(f\) are defined on a one- or two-dimensional domain. In the first part of the paper, they consider two-dimensional integral-algebraic equations. Next, Volterra integral equations of the first kind are discussed. The case when the determinant of the kernel matrix \(k(t,x)\) vanishes when \(t=x\) is considered. Finally, the third part of the work is devoted to the analysis of degenerate integro-differential systems. The aim of the paper is to specify conditions which are sufficient for the existence of a unique continuous solution to the above problems. Theoretical findings are illustrated by a number of examples.