Solution of generalized Abel’s integral equation using orthogonal polynomials

Abstract

This research presents the solution of the generalized version of Abel’s integral equation, which was computed considering the first and second kinds. First, Abel’s integral equation and its generalization were described using fractional calculus, and the properties of Orthogonal polynomials were also described. We then developed a technique of solution for the generalized Abel’s integral equation using infinite series of orthogonal polynomials and utilized the numerical method to approximate the generalized Abel’s integral equation of the first and second kind, respectively. The Riemann-Liouville fractional operator was used in these examples. Our technique was implemented in MAPLE 17 through some illustrative examples. Absolute errors were estimated. In addition, the occurred errors between using orthogonal polynomials for solving Abel’s integral equations of order \(0\ <\ \alpha \ <\ 1\) and the exact solutions show that the orthogonal polynomials used were highly effective, reliable and can be used independently in situations where the exact solution is unknown which the numerical experiments confirmed.