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A computational method for fuzzy Volterra-Fredholm integral equations

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In this paper, we will study the application of homotopy perturbation method for solving fuzzy nonlinear Volterra-Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. Some examples are proposed to exhibit the efficiency of the method.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran

    Hossein Attari & Allahbakhsh Yazdani

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Attari, H., Yazdani, A. A computational method for fuzzy Volterra-Fredholm integral equations. Fuzzy Inf. Eng. 3, 147–156 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12543-011-0073-x

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