Analysis of positive fractional-order neutral time-delay systems

In this paper, we consider an initial value problem for linear matrix coefficient systems of the fractional-order neutral differential equations with two incommensurate constant delays in Caputo's sense. Firstly, we introduce the exact analytical representation of solutions to linear homogeneous and non-homogeneous neutral fractional-order differential-difference equations system by means of newly defined delayed Mittag-Leffler type matrix functions. Secondly, a criterion on the positivity of a class of fractional-order linear homogeneous time-delay systems has been proposed. Furthermore, we prove the global existence and uniqueness of solutions to non-linear fractional neutral delay differential equations system using the contraction mapping principle in a weighted space of continuous functions with regard to classical Mittag-Leffler functions. In addition, Ulam-Hyers stability results of solutions are attained based on fixed-point approach. Finally, we present an example to demonstrate the applicability of our theoretical results. (C) 2021 The Franklin Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.