Current and Future Directions in Applied Mathematics

Mark Alber, Bei Hu, Joachim Rosenthal (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

261 Seiten

1997
Birkhauser Boston Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8176-3956-3 (ISBN)

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With tight funding in pure mathematics, it has become increasingly necessary for mathematicians to address the question of what applications their work has in the real world of engineering and science. This text discusses the types of problems that are of current interest.

Mark Alber, Bei Hu and Joachim Rosenthal ...vii Part I Some Remarks on Applied Mathematics Roger Brockett ...1 Mathematics is a Profession Christopher 1. Byrnes ...4 Comments on Applied Mathematics Avner Friedman ...9 Towards an Applied Mathematics for Computer Science Jeremy Gunawardena ...11 Infomercial for Applied Mathematics Darryl Holm ...15 On Research in Mathematical Economics M. Ali Khan ...21 Applied Mathematics in the Computer and Communications Industry Brian Marcus ...25 'frends in Applied Mathematics Jerrold E. Marsden ...28 Applied Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Subject Clyde F. Martin ...31 vi Contents Panel Discussion on Future Directions in Applied Mathe- matics Laurence R. Taylor ...38 Part II Feedback Stabilization of Relative Equilibria for Mechanical Systems with Symmetry A. M. Bloch, J. E. Marsden and G. Sanchez ...43 Oscillatory Descent for Function Minimization R. Brockett ...65 On the Well-Posedness of the Rational Covariance Extension Problem C. l. Byrnes, H. J. Landau and A. Lindquist ...83 Singular Limits in Fluid Mechanics P. Constantin ...109 Singularities and Defects in Patterns Far from Threshold N. M. Ercolani ...1
37 Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for Applications of Fluid Flow in Porous Media R. E. Ewing ...161 On Loeb Measure Spaces and their Significance for N on- Cooperative Game Theory M. A. Khan and Y. Sun ...183 Mechanical Systems with Symmetry, Variational Principles, and Integration Algorithms J. E. Marsden and J. M. Wendlandt ...219 Preface The applied sciences are faced with increasingly complex problems which call for sophisticated mathematical models.

Some Remarks on Applied Mathematics.- Mathematics is a Profession.- Comments on Applied Mathematics.- Towards an Applied Mathematics for Computer Science.- Infomercial for Applied Mathematics.- On Research in Mathematical Economics.- Applied Mathematics in the Computer and Communications Industry.- Trends in Applied Mathematics.- Applied Mathematics as an Interdisciplinary Subject.- Panel Discussion on Future Directions in Applied Mathematics.- Feedback Stabilization of Relative Equilibria for Mechanical Systems with Symmetry.- Oscillatory Descent for Function Minimization.- On the Well-Posedness of the Rational Covariance Extension Problem.- Singular Limits in Fluid Mechanics.- Singularities and Defects in Patterns Far from Threshold.- Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for Applications of Fluid Flow in Porous Media.- On Loeb Measure Spaces and their Significance for Non-Cooperative Game Theory.- Mechanical Systems with Symmetry, Variational Principles, and Integration Algorithms.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.3.1997
Zusatzinfo	IX, 261 p.
Verlagsort	Secaucus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
ISBN-10	0-8176-3956-X / 081763956X
ISBN-13	978-0-8176-3956-3 / 9780817639563
Zustand	Neuware