Download or read book Trends in Applications of Mathematics to Mechanics written by Gerard Iooss and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-10-22 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics has a long-standing and respected tradition of hosting symposia that provide a forum for disseminating new developments and methods. Trends in Applications of Mathematics to Mechanics represents the proceedings of the eleventh such symposium, held at the University of Nice in May 1998. Comprising invited lectures and refereed papers, this volume includes recent results that open perspectives on fields in mechanics and their methodological counterparts in mathematics. It also surveys important advances in the areas where mathematics and mechanics interact. The applications addressed include: