THE EXTRAPOLATION METHOD FOR A CLASS OF NON-SMOOTH FREDHOLM INTEGRAL EQUATIONS

For a class of non-smooth Fredholm integral equations we prove thatRichardson extrapolation method can be used to increase accuracy for finite ele-ment methods.On the basis of local refinement mesh,a superconvergence result isshown.Our theory also covers a class of non-smooth Wiener-Hopf equations andan application includes the calculation in certain linear elastic fracture problems.