Solving integral equations with logarithmic kernels by Chebyshev polynomials (Q2477409)

For the numerical solution of Volterra integral equations with logarithmic kernels \[ y(t) = g(t) + \int_0^t \ln (t-s) f(t,s,y(s)) \,ds \] with \((\nu+1)\) times differentiable functions \(f\) and \(g\), a fully discrete collocation method is proposed. The method is based on a subdivision of the interval of interest into \(N\) arbitrarily chosen subintervals. On each subinterval, the solution is approximated by a linear combination of suitably transformed Chebyshev polynomials up to \(\nu\)th degree in such a way that the overall approximation is continuous. A brief analysis of the order of magnitude of the error is given.