Singular Point (Differential Equation)
Consider a second-order Ordinary Differential Equation
If
and 
remain Finite at 
, then 
is called an Ordinary Point. If either or diverges as 
, then is called a singular point. Singular points are furtherclassified as follows:- 1. If either or diverges as but
and 
remain Finiteas , then is called a Regular Singular Point (or Nonessential Singularity). - 2. If diverges more quickly than
, so approaches Infinity as ,or diverges more quickly than 
so that goes to Infinity as , then is called an Irregular Singularity (or Essential Singularity).
References
Arfken, G. ``Singular Points.'' §8.4 in Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 451-454, 1985.
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