Superconvergent kernel functions approaches for the second kind Fredholm integral equations

By employing the kernel functions with the form of piecewise polynomials in the Sobolev reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHSs), a globally superconvergent numerical technique is proposed to solve the second kind linear integral equations of Fredholm type. This method has an order of global convergence O ( h 4 ) and O ( h 6 ) based on the kernel functions in the Sobolev RKHSs H 1 and H 2 , respectively. Three linear Fredholm integral equations, one Volterra-Fredholm integral equation and one nonlinear Fredholm integral equation are numerically solved by the present approach to verify the superconvergence and effectiveness.