On functional improper Volterra integral equations and impulsive differential equations in ordered Banach spaces

In this paper we derive existence and comparison results for discontinuous improper functional integral equations of Volterra type in an ordered Banach space which has a regular order cone. For this purpose we prove Dominated and Monotone Convergence Theorems for improper integrals. The obtained results are then applied to first-order impulsive differential equations. Concrete examples are also solved by using symbolic programming. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.