On the convergence of spline collocation methods for solving fractional differential equations

  • Authors:
  • Arvet Pedas;Enn Tamme

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

In the first part of this paper we study the regularity properties of solutions of initial value problems of linear multi-term fractional differential equations. We then use these results in the convergence analysis of a polynomial spline collocation method for solving such problems numerically. Using an integral equation reformulation and special non-uniform grids, global convergence estimates are derived. From these estimates it follows that the method has a rapid convergence if we use suitable nonuniform grids and the nodes of the composite Gaussian quadrature formulas as collocation points. Theoretical results are verified by some numerical examples.