Calculus of Variations and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: With a historical overview by Elvira Mascolo

Luigi Ambrosio, Luis Caffarelli, Michael G. Crandall, Lawrence C. Evans, Nicola Fusco (auth.), Bernard Dacorogna, Paolo Marcellini (eds.)3540759131, 978-3-540-75913-3, 978-3-540-75914-0

This volume provides the texts of lectures given by L. Ambrosio, L. Caffarelli, M. Crandall, L.C. Evans, N. Fusco at the Summer course held in Cetraro (Italy) in 2005. These are introductory reports on current research by world leaders in the fields of calculus of variations and partial differential equations. The topics discussed are transport equations for nonsmooth vector fields, homogenization, viscosity methods for the infinite Laplacian, weak KAM theory and geometrical aspects of symmetrization. A historical overview of all CIME courses on the calculus of variations and partial differential equations is contributed by Elvira Mascolo.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XI
Transport Equation and Cauchy Problem for Non-Smooth Vector Fields….Pages 1-41
Issues in Homogenization for Problems with Non Divergence Structure….Pages 43-74
A Visit with the ∞-Laplace Equation….Pages 75-122
Weak KAM Theory and Partial Differential Equations….Pages 123-154
Geometrical Aspects of Symmetrization….Pages 155-181
CIME Courses on Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations….Pages 183-189
Back Matter….Pages 193-204