Mathematical Sciences: NSF-CBMS Regional Conference on Mathematical Foundations of the Boundary Element Method; May 9-13, 1988; Lexington, Kentucky

求解椭圆边值问题的各种数值方法已经被提出，其中最近的是有限差分法和有限元法。近年来，边界积分方程方法得到了广泛的应用，尽管其适用性不如现有的方法普遍，但对于解决诸如静电、热学和流体流动、弹性和断裂力学等领域出现的各种类型的问题，边界积分方程方法已被证明是非常有效的。本次会议将以边界元法分析方面的国际权威Wolfgang Wendland的十场系列讲座为中心。

Various numerical techniques have been proposed for the solution of elliptic boundary value problems, the most recent of these being finite difference methods and finite element methods. In recent years, boundary integral equation methods have gained in popularity, and, while of less general applicability than the more established methods, they have proved to be exceedingly effective for the solution of various types of problems arising in such areas as electrostatics, heat and fluid flow, elasticity, and fracture mechanics. This conference will center on a series of ten lectures by Wolfgang Wendland, an international authority on the analysis of the boundary element method.