Lyapunov Functionals in Integral Equations

Abstract

Lyapunov functions/functionals have found their footing in Volterra integro-differential equations. This is not the case for integral equations, and it is therefore further explored in this paper. In this manuscript, we utilize Lyapunov functionals combined with Laplace transform to qualitatively analyze the solutions of the integral equation In addition, we extend our method to nonlinear integral equations, integral equations with infinite delay, and integral equations with several kernels. We mention that Laplace transform has been used to solve integral equations of convolution types but has never been applied directly to integral equations that are not of the convolution type. In addition, our method allows us to find the upper estimates, and our necessary conditions are easy to verify.