A review of linear and nonlinear Cauchy singular integral and integro-differential equations arising in mechanics (Q2476469)

The authors provide, numerical analysts and researchers interested in algorithm development, with ten model problems that arise in mechanics and involve linear (LSIDEs) and nonlinear singular integro-differential equations (NLSIDEs) with Cauchy kernels. Details of the origin of the problems are presented along with equations that arise (given in appropriate form), together with boundary conditions, typical parameter sizes (where available). The authors also present some existing analytical results such as asymptotic expansions and where appropriate, details of the techniques that have previously been employed for its numerical solution. The problems are arranged in order of increasing numerical difficulty. Each of the problems considered possess distinctive characteristics and pose different numerical, asymptotic and analytical challenges. Any singular integro-differential equation solver that performs well on all of the test problems will indeed be a powerful tool. For the problem that deals with fluid suction equation, the authors discuss in detail the importance of the wellposedness of the problem. Under certain conditions, it is proved that the problem does not possess a Hölder continuous solution whereas the global collocation method produces a plausible looking solution. A few other example problems are included in the appendix. This paper is a good contribution to the literature on singular integral and integro-differential equations. This will serve as a excellent source of test problems for those studying the numerical methods for solving LSIDEs and NLSIDEs.