The 11 papers discuss analysis, partial differential equations, applied mathematics, and scientific computing, focusing on the work of Peter Lax and Louis Nirenberg, whose 70th birthdays occasioned the conference. Specific topics include viscosity solutions for the porous medium equation, holomorphic curves in contact dynamics, and minimizing volume among Lagrangian submanifolds. No index. Member prices are $31 for institutions and $23 or individuals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This volume contains a collection of papers contributed on the occasion of Mazya's 70th birthday by a distinguished group of experts of international stature in the fields of harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, function theory, and spectral analysis, reflecting the state of the art in these areas.

Covers phase space analysis methods, including microlocal analysis, and their applications to physics Treats the linear and nonnlinear aspects of the theory of PDEs Original articles are self-contained with full proofs; survey articles give a quick and direct introduction to selected topics evolving at a fast pace Excellent reference and resource for grad students and researchers in PDEs and related fields

This is a textbook that covers several selected topics in the theory of elliptic partial differential equations which can be used in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course.The book considers many important issues such as existence, regularity, qualitative properties, and all the classical topics useful in the wide world of partial differential equations. It also includes applications with interesting examples.The structure of the book is flexible enough to allow different chapters to be taught independently.The book is friendly, welcoming, and written for a newcomer to the subject.It is essentially self-contained, making it easy to read, and all the concepts are fully explained from scratch, combining intuition and rigor, and therefore it can also be read independently by students, with limited or no supervision.

A collection of self contained, state-of-the-art surveys. The authors have made an effort to achieve readability for mathematicians and scientists from other fields, for this series of handbooks to be a new reference for research, learning and teaching.Partial differential equations represent one of the most rapidly developing topics in mathematics. This is due to their numerous applications in science and engineering on the one hand and to the challenge and beauty of associated mathematical problems on the other.Key features:- Self-contained volume in series covering one of the most rapid developing topics in mathematics.- 7 Chapters, enriched with numerous figures originating from numerical simulations.- Written by well known experts in the field.- Self-contained volume in series covering one of the most rapid developing topics in mathematics.- 7 Chapters, enriched with numerous figures originating from numerical simulations.- Written by well known experts in the field.

Since 1961, the Georgia Topology Conference has been held every eight years to discuss the newest developments in topology. The goals of the conference are to disseminate new and important results and to encourage interaction among topologists who are in different stages of their careers. Invited speakers are encouraged to aim their talks to a broad audience, and several talks are organized to introduce graduate students to topics of current interest. Each conference results in high-quality surveys, new research, and lists of unsolved problems, some of which are then formally published. Continuing in this 40-year tradition, the AMS presents this volume of articles and problem lists from the 2001 conference. Topics covered include symplectic and contact topology, foliations and laminations, and invariants of manifolds and knots. Articles of particular interest include John Etnyre's, ``Introductory Lectures on Contact Geometry'', which is a beautiful expository paper that explains the background and setting for many of the other papers. This is an excellent introduction to the subject for graduate students in neighboring fields. Etnyre and Lenhard Ng's, ``Problems in Low-Dimensional Contact Topology'' and Danny Calegari's extensive paper,``Problems in Foliations and Laminations of 3-Manifolds'' are carefully selected problems in keeping with the tradition of the conference. They were compiled by Etnyre and Ng and by Calegari with the input of many who were present. This book provides material of current interest to graduate students and research mathematicians interested in the geometry and topology of manifolds.

This volume offers an excellent selection of cutting-edge articles about fractal geometry, covering the great breadth of mathematics and related areas touched by this subject. Included are rich survey articles and fine expository papers. The high-quality contributions to the volume by well-known researchers--including two articles by Mandelbrot--provide a solid cross-section of recent research representing the richness and variety of contemporary advances in and around fractal geometry. In demonstrating the vitality and diversity of the field, this book will motivate further investigation into the many open problems and inspire future research directions. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in fractal geometry and its applications. This is a two-part volume. Part 1 covers analysis, number theory, and dynamical systems; Part 2, multifractals, probability and statistical mechanics, and applications.