Conference in Continuum Mechanics and Conservation Laws

NSF Award Abstract - DMS-0087338 Mathematical Sciences：Conference in Continuum Mechanics and Conservation LawsAbstract 0087338 Dafermos该奖项支持2001年4月27日至29日在连续介质力学和守恒定律会议上的美国参与者（特邀演讲者、博士后研究人员和研究生）。 会议的一个主要目的是汇集国际上在守恒定律和连续介质力学领域的主要研究人员，讨论这两个领域的最新进展。连续介质力学是一个具有成熟数学理论和重要工程应用的科学领域。 双曲守恒定律的理论是结合气体动力学、磁流体力学和非线性弹性力学的应用而发展起来的。 近年来，与这两门学科相关的领域取得了迅速的进展，如气体动力学理论、等离子体物理学、半导体数学理论和广义相对论。 这次会议是这些领域的工作者讨论最近重要成果的一个及时机会。

NSF Award Abstract - DMS-0087338Mathematical Sciences: Conference in Continuum Mechanics and Conservation LawsAbstract0087338 DafermosThis award supports U.S. participants (invited speakers, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students) in the Conference in Continuum Mechanics and Conservation Laws on April 27-29, 2001. A major goal of the conference is to bring together leading international researchers in the fields of conservation laws and continuum mechanics for discussion of recent advances at the boundaries of the fields.Continuum mechanics is a scientific area with well-developed mathematical theory and important applications to engineering. The theory of hyperbolic conservation laws has been developed in conjunction with applications to gas dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, and nonlinear elasticity. In recent years there has been rapid progress in areas with connections to both subjects, such as the kinetic theory of gases, plasma physics, the mathematical theory of semiconductors, and general relativity. This conference is a timely opportunity for workers in these fields to discuss important recent results.