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Fredholm Integral Equation of the First Kind

An Integral Equation of the form

\begin{displaymath}
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty K(x,t)\phi (t)\,dt
\end{displaymath}


\begin{displaymath}
\phi(x) = {1\over 2\pi} \int_{-\infty}^\infty {F(\omega )\over K(\omega )} e^{-i\omega x}\,d\omega.
\end{displaymath}

See also Fredholm Integral Equation of the Second Kind, Integral Equation, Volterra Integral Equation of the First Kind, Volterra Integral Equation of the Second Kind


References

Arfken, G. Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, p. 865, 1985.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26