In this paper, we discuss the jump behavior and stability problems for 2-D
linear shift-invariant singular systems under the standard boundary conditi
ons. It is shown that once a boundary condition or the input is inadmissibl
e in the classical sense, a group of non-causal or backward jumps of the sy
stem states will be incited. This interpretation releases the conventional
admissibility constraints on the boundary conditions and inputs. Based on t
his observation, a systematic stability theory is developed for 2-D singula
r systems. The well-known basic stability theorem for the 1-D singular syst
ems or 2-D regular systems is thus extended to the 2-D singular case.