Extrapolation Method for Non-Linear Weakly Singular Volterra Integral Equation with Time Delay

Abstract

This paper proposes an extrapolation method to solve a class of non-linear weakly singular kernel Volterra integral equations with vanishing delay. After the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the original equation are proved, we combine an improved trapezoidal quadrature formula with an interpolation technique to obtain an approximate equation, and then we enhance the error accuracy of the approximate solution using the Richardson extrapolation, on the basis of the asymptotic error expansion. Simultaneously, a posteriori error estimate for the method is derived. Some illustrative examples demonstrating the efficiency of the method are given.