Parallel solution of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind by orthogonal polynomial expansions (Q1122352)

Fredholm integral equations of the second kind are solved using the Nyström method, the perturbed Galerkin method and the perturbed collocation method. The integral transformation operator is substituted by an n-point quadrature operator for the presentation of the equivalence of Nyström, Galerkin and collocation methods. The convergence of the numerical solutions to the exact solutions is analyzed. A relevant parallel algorithm for the two-point boundary value problem is described.