On regularity of mild solutions for autonomous linear retarded functional differential equations

Abstract

The notion of mild solutions for autonomous linear retarded functional differential equations (RFDEs) has been introduced in [J. Nishiguchi, Electron.\ J. Qual.\ Theory Differ.\ Equ.\ \textbf{2023}, No.~32, 1--77] for the purpose of defining fundamental matrix solutions and obtaining a variation of constants formula for the RFDEs. This notion gives a straightforward definition of solutions to the RFDEs under discontinuous history functions compared with previous studies in the literature. For a given autonomous linear RFDE, it holds that the fundamental matrix solutions are locally Lipschitz continuous on the interval $[0, \infty)$. However, it is not apparent whether a similar property is true for the mild solutions. Here we obtain a result which shows the regularity of mild solutions on $[0, \infty)$ for autonomous linear RFDEs. The result makes clear a connection between the mild solutions and solution concepts in previous studies.