Numerical solutions of integral and integro-differential equations using Legendre polynomials

In this paper, a finite Legendre expansion is developed to solve singularly perturbed integral equations, first order integro-differential equations of Volterra type arising in fluid dynamics and Volterra delay integro-differential equations. The error analysis is derived. Numerical results and comparisons with other methods in literature are considered.      

Approximate solution of integral equations and convolution integrals using Legendre polynomials

It has been argued that Chebyshev polynomials are ideal to use as approximating functions to obtain solutions of integral equations and convolution integrals on account of their fast convergence. Using the standard deviation as a measure of the accuracy of the approximation and the CPU time as a measure of the speed, we find that for reasonable accuracy Legendre polynomials are more efficient.     

A Numerical solution to the linear and nonlinear Fredholm integral equations using Legendre wavelet functions

Two methods for solving the Fredholm integral equation of the second kind in linear case, i.e. f (x) – λ ∫_a^b K (x,y)f (y)dy = g (x), and nonlinear case, i.e., f (x) = g (x) + λ ∫_a^b K (x,y)F (f (y))dy, are proposed. In order to solve the linear equation, the kernel K (x,y) as well as the functions f and g are initially approximated through Legendre wavelet functions. This leads to a system of linear equations its solution culminates in a solution to the Fredholm integral equation. In nonlinear case only K (x,y) is approximated by Legendre wavelet base functions. This leads to a separable kernel and makes it possible to employ a number of earlier methods in solving nonlinear Fredholm integral equation with separable kernels. Another feature of the proposed method is that it finds the solution as a function instead of specific solution points, what is done by the majority of the existing methods. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical solution of some classes of integral equations using Bernstein polynomials

This paper is concerned with obtaining approximate numerical solutions of some classes of integral equations by using Bernstein polynomials as basis. The integral equations considered are Fredholm integral equations of second kind, a simple hypersingular integral equation and a hypersingular integral equation of second kind. The method is explained with illustrative examples. Also, the convergence of the method is established rigorously for each class of integral equations considered here.     

Numerical solution of nonlinear two-dimensional integral equations using rationalized Haar functions

Two-dimensional rationalized Haar (RH) functions are applied to the numerical solution of nonlinear second kind two-dimensional integral equations. Using bivariate collocation method and Newton–Cotes nodes, the numerical solution of these equations is reduced to solving a nonlinear system of algebraic equations. Also, some numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method.     

Numerical solution of multiple nonlinear Volterra integral equations

We analyze a discretization method for solving nonlinear integral equations that contain multiple integrals. These equations include integral equations with a Volterra series, instead of a single integral term, on one side of the equation. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions, and convergence and estimates of the order of convergence for the numerical methods of solution.     

Numerical solution of nonlinear volterra integral equations using the idea of quasilinearization

The iterations of the quasilinear technique, employed in nonlinear volterra integral equations, are expressed as linear integral equations. By using Collocation Method, the solutions of these linear equations are approximated. Combining this and iterations of the quasilinear technique yields an approximation solution for nonlinear integral equations. The convergence is considered and the examples confirm the accuracy of the solution.     

Numerical solution of nonlinear Fredholm integral equations of the second kind using Haar wavelets

In this work, we present a computational method for solving nonlinear Fredholm integral equations of the second kind which is based on the use of Haar wavelets. Error analysis is worked out that shows efficiency of the method. Finally, we also give some numerical examples.     

Numerical solution of integral equations

Summary A new method for the solution of integral equations is presented. The method is based on direct approximation of Dirac's delta operator by linear combination of integral operators. This avoids some pitfalls which arise in more conventional numerical procedures for integral equations.Research sponsored by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission under contract with the Union Carbide Corporation. the Union Carbide Corporation.     

Numerical solution of multiterm variable‐order fractional differential equations via shifted Legendre polynomials

In this paper, shifted Legendre polynomials will be used for constructing the numerical solution for a class of multiterm variable‐order fractional differential equations. In the proposed method, the shifted Legendre operational matrix of the fractional variable‐order derivatives will be investigated. The fundamental problem is reduced to an algebraic system of equations using the constructed matrix and the collocation technique, which can be solved numerically. The error estimate of the proposed method is investigated. Some numerical examples are presented to prove the applicability, generality, and accuracy of the suggested method.     

Numerical solution of fractional differential equations with a Tau method based on Legendre and Bernstein polynomials

In this paper, we state and prove a new formula expressing explicitly the integratives of Bernstein polynomials (or B‐polynomials) of any degree and for any fractional‐order in terms of B‐polynomials themselves. We derive the transformation matrices that map the Bernstein and Legendre forms of a degree‐n polynomial on [0,1] into each other. By using their transformation matrices, we derive the operational matrices of integration and product of the Bernstein polynomials. These matrices together with the Tau method are then utilized to reduce the solution of this problem to the solution of a system of algebraic equations. The method is applied to solve linear and nonlinear fractional differential equations. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical solution for the weakly singular Fredholm integro-differential equations using Legendre multiwavelets

An effective method based upon Legendre multiwavelets is proposed for the solution of Fredholm weakly singular integro-differential equations. The properties of Legendre multiwavelets are first given and their operational matrices of integral are constructed. These wavelets are utilized to reduce the solution of the given integro-differential equation to the solution of a sparse linear system of algebraic equations. In order to save memory requirement and computational time, a threshold procedure is applied to obtain the solution to this system of algebraic equations. Through numerical examples, performance of the present method is investigated concerning the convergence and the sparseness of the resulted matrix equation.     

Numerical solution of Volterra integral equations

Summary The numerical method discussed in this paper is based on quadrature formulae. With some assumptions on the coefficients of the quadrature formula and on the integrand, convergence properties of the method for both linear and non-linear equations are established.This article is a part of the author's D. Sc. Thesis.     

Numerical solution of the nonlinear Fredholm integral equations by positive definite functions

A numerical method for solving the nonlinear Fredholom integral equations is presented. The method is based on interpolation by radial basis functions (RBF) to approximate the solution of the Fredholm nonlinear integral equations. Several examples are given and numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the method.     

Numerical solution of nonlinear two-dimensional Fredholm integral equations of the second kind using Gauss product quadrature rules

The Gauss product quadrature rules and collocation method are applied to reduce the second-kind nonlinear two-dimensional Fredholm integral equations (FIE) to a nonlinear system of equations. The convergence of the proposed numerical method is proved under certain conditions on the kernel of the integral equation. An iterative method for approximating the solution of the obtained nonlinear system is provided and its convergence is proved. Also, some numerical examples are presented to show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method.     

Numerical solution of non-linear Volterra integral equations

This paper deals with non-linear Volterra integral equations of the type $\text{y(x)}\text{=}\text{f(x)}\text{+ ?}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>x</mtext>}}\text{H[t, x, y (t), y (x)] dt}$. Convergence criteria are given (in the same sense of the maximum and C^a norms) for the numerical solution of this type of Volterra integral equation. Several numerical methods are compared.     

The overlap integral of three associated Legendre polynomials

A closed formula with a double sum is obtained for the overlap integral of three associated Legendre polynomials (ALPs). The result is applicable to integral involving the ALP with arbitrary degree l and order m. Special overlap integrals, including the cases m₃ = m₁ + m₂ or |m₁ – m₂|, are presented. A general formula for the overlap integral of an arbitrary number of ALPs is also developed.     

Existence of solution for nonlinear Volterra integral equations

We prove an existence theorem for a class of nonlinear Volterra integral equations.