Differential Equations: La Pietra 1996 La Pietra 1996 : Conference on Differential Equations Marking the 70th Birthdays of Peter Lax and Louis Nirenberg, July 3-7, 1996, Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy

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.