Solving boundary value problems via the Nystrom method using spline Gauss rules

We propose to use spline Gauss quadrature rules for solving boundary value problems (BVPs) using the Nystrom method. When solving BVPs, one converts the corresponding partial differential equation inside a domain into the Fredholm integral equation of the second kind on the boundary in the sense of boundary integral equation (BIE). The Fredholm integral equation is then solved using the Nystrom method, which involves the use of a particular quadrature rule, thus, converting the BIE problem to a linear system. We demonstrate this concept on the 2D Laplace problem over domains with smooth boundary as well as domains containing corners. We validate our approach on benchmark examples and the results indicate that, for a fixed number of quadrature points (i.e., the same computational effort), the spline Gauss quadratures return an approximation that is by one to two orders of magnitude more accurate compared to the solution obtained by traditional polynomial Gauss counterparts.

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We propose using spline Gauss quadrature rules with the Nystrom method to solve boundary value problems (BVPs). The method involves converting the corresponding partial differential equation inside a domain into a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind on the boundary using the concept of boundary integral equation (BIE). The results indicate that spline Gauss quadratures provide significantly more accurate approximations compared to traditional polynomial Gauss counterparts.