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On the calculation of the largest eigenvalue of an integral equation

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Two methods are given for obtaining computable bounds for the largest eigenvalue of a linear integral equation with a continuous, symmetric, and nonnegative kernel. Several numerical examples are presented.

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Sponsored by the Mathematics Research Center, United States Army, Madison, Wisconsin, under Contract No.: DA-31-9 24-ARO-D-462.

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Cryer, C.W. On the calculation of the largest eigenvalue of an integral equation. Numer. Math. 10, 165–176 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02174151

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