期刊
SIAM REVIEW
卷 64, 期 4, 页码 831-865出版社
SIAM PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.1137/20M1371038
关键词
Love's integral equation; Lieb's integral equation; Gaudin's integral equation
This paper mainly focuses on a seemingly simple integral equation that arises in classical and quantum physics. Although the solution to this equation is unknown, numerical methods can be used to compute it. The paper reviews the literature on the applications of this equation and investigates methods for constructing approximate solutions.
This paper is concerned mainly with the deceptively simple integral equation \int 1 1 \alphau(y) u(x) -\pi \alpha2+(x -y)2dy = 1, -1 \leq x \leq 1, -1where \alpha is a real nonzero parameter and u is the unknown function. This equation is classified as a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind with a continuous kernel. As such, it falls into a class of equations for which there is a well-developed theory. The theory shows that there is exactly one continuous real solution u. Although this solution is not known in closed form, it can be computed numerically, using a variety of methods. All this would be a mere curiosity were it not for the fact that the integral equation arises in several contexts in classical and quantum physics. We review the literature on these applications, survey the main analytical and numerical tools available, and investigate methods for constructing approximate solutions. We also consider the same integral equation when the constant on the right-hand side is replaced by a given function.
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