Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability for a class of nonlinear Volterra integral equations (Q958858)

The paper deals with the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability for nonlinear Volterra equations of the form \[ y(x)=\int_a^x f(x,\tau,y(\tau))\,d\tau \quad(-\infty<a\leq x\leq b<\infty),\tag{1} \] where \(f\) is a continuous function satisfying a Lipschitz condition with respect to the third variable. The integral equation (1) possesses the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability if for each function \(y\) satisfying the condition \[ \left|y(x)-\int_a^x f(x,\tau,y(\tau))d\tau\right|\leq\psi(x)\quad(x\in[a,b]),\tag{2} \] where \(\psi\) is a non-negative function, there exist a solution \(y_0\) of (1) and a constant \(C_1>0\) independent of \(y\) and \(y_0\) such that \[ \big|y(x)-y_0(x)\big|\leq\psi(x) \quad\text{for all}\;\;x\in[a,b].\tag{3} \] The Hyers-Ulam stability means that \(\psi\) in (2)--(3) is a constant function. Sufficient conditions for the Hyers-Ulam-Rassias and Hyers-Ulam stabilities of the integral equation (1) on a finite interval are established. The Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability conditions are also obtained for the nonlinear Volterra equations of the form (1) in the case of infinite intervals.