Dynamical Systems and Probabilistic Methods in Partial Differential Equations 1994 Summer Seminar on Dynamical Systems and Probabilistic Methods for Nonlinear Waves June 20 - July 1 1994 MSRI Berkeley CA. Lectures in Applied Mathematics Volume 31

The volumes in the Lectures in Applied Mathematics series contain lectures given at summer seminars in applied mathematics sponsored by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics on various topics in applied mathematics. Among the themes explored in this volume are the following: BLthe increasing role of dynamical systems theory in understanding partial differential equations BLthe central importance of certain prototypical equations, such as the complex Ginzburg-Landau, nonlinear Schrödinger, and Korteweg-de Vries equations BLproblems in fluid mechanics and the limits of physically motivated heuristic theories of fluids.