A polynomial collocation method for the numerical
solution of a singular intergal equation over the
interval is considered. More precisely, the operator
of the equation is supposed to be a weighted cauchy
singular integral operator with piecewise continuous
coefficients. Collocation with respect to the Chebyshev
nodes of second kind is applied, while the trial space is
a space of weighted algebraic polynomials. For the stability
and convergence of this collocation in a weighted
L^2 space, necessary and sufficient conditions
are derived.
Keywords :
Cauchy singular integral equation, collocation method, stability, Banach algebra techniques