Homotopy Analysis Method and Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Solving Volterra Integral Equations with Discontinuous Kernels

This paper addresses first- and second-kind Volterra integral equations (VIEs) with discontinuous kernels. A hybrid method combining the Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) and Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) is developed. The convergence of the HAM is analyzed. Benchmark examples confirm that the proposed HAM-PINNs approach achieves high accuracy and robustness, demonstrating its effectiveness for complex kernel structures.