Methods for solving a singular integral equation with Cauchy kernel on the real line (Q731575)

For the standard form of a Cauchy singular integral equation on the real line, \[ a(t) \phi(t) + \pi^{-1} \int_{-\infty}^\infty h(t, \tau) \phi(\tau) (\tau-t)^{-1} d\tau = f(t),\quad t \in \mathbb R, \] the authors present results concerning the existence of the solution \(\phi\). Specifically it is assumed that \(a\) and \(h\) are continuous and \(f\) is square integrable, while the solution is also sought in the space of square integrable functions. As a first result, sufficient additional conditions on the given data are presented that assert the existence and uniqueness of a solution. Then, an iteration process that converges against the solution is introduced. Moreover, a general projection method for the numerical approximation of the solution is derived.