Convergence of Discrete Adomian Method for Solving a Class of Nonlinear Fredholm Integral Equations.docVIP

Applied Mathematics, 2013, 4, 217-222 /10.4236/am.2013.41A033 Published Online January 2013 (/journal/am) Convergence of Discrete Adomian Method for Solving a Class of Nonlinear Fredholm Integral Equations Ibrahim Lotfy Hassan Alkalla, Reda Abdo Abd-Elmonem, Ayman Mohamed Ali Ahmed Gomaa * Mathematics and Engineering Physics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt * Email: a_gomaa@.eg Received September 25, 2012; revised November 25, 2012; accepted December 3, 2012 ABSTRACT In recent papers the solution of nonlinear Fredholm integral equations was discussed using Adomian decomposition method (ADM). For case in which the integrals are analytically impossible, ADM can not be applied. In this paper a discretized version of the ADM is introduced and the proposed version will be called discrete Adomian decomposition method (DADM). An accelerated formula of Adomian polynomials is used in calculations. Based on this formula, a new convergence approach of ADM is introduced. Convergence approach is reliable enough to obtain an explicit for- mula for the maximum absolute truncated error of the Adomian’s series solution. Also, we prove that the solution of nonlinear Fredholm integral equation by DADM converges to ADM solution. Finally, some numerical examples were introduced. Keywords: Nonlinear Fredholm Integral Equations; Contraction Mapping; Adomian Decomposition Method; Quadratures Techniques 1. Introduction the square E ???t,s? :t ? D,s? D? and bounded such ? ? ? M where, M is the upper bound on the that k t,s square E. The nonlinear term f x s Integral equations provide an important tool for modeling a numerous phenomena and processes and also for solv- ing boundary value problems for both ordinary and par- tial differential equations. Their historical development is closely related to the solution of boundary value prob- lems in potential theory. Pr