On the discretization of differential and Volterra integral equations with variable delay (Q678207)

This paper deals with discretization techniques applied to differential and Volterra integral equations of the second kind with variable delay. Collocation and iterated collocation methods are used for solving these equations and the problem of the attainable order of \(m\)-stage implicit Runge-Kutta methods with variable delays (of the form \(qt\), \(0< q< 1)\) is studied. It is proved that, in contrast to equations without delay, or equations with constant delay, collocation at the Gauss (-Legendre) points will no longer yield the optimal (local) order \(O(h^{2m})\). A numerical linear example is given.