Solution of nonlinear Volterra-Fredholm-Hammerstein integral equations via a collocation method and rationalized Haar functions

Rationalized Haar functions are developed to approximate the solution of the nonlinear Volterra–Fredholm–Hammerstein integral equations. The properties of rationalized Haar functions are first presented. These properties together with the Newton–Cotes nodes and Newton–Cotes integration method are then utilized to reduce the solution of Volterra–Fredholm–Hammerstein integral equations to the solution of algebraic equations. The method is computationally attractive, and applications are demonstrated through illustrative examples. c © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.