Evolution Equations: Applications to Physics, Industry, Life Sciences and Economics : EVEQ2000 Conference in Levico Terme (Trento, Italy), October 30-November 4, 2000

The international conference on which the book is based brought together many of the world's leading experts, with particular effort on the interaction between established scientists and emerging young promising researchers, as well as on the interaction of pure and applied mathematics. All material has been rigorously refereed. The contributions contain much material developed after the conference, continuing research and incorporating additional new results and improvements. In addition, some up-to-date surveys are included.