Mathematical Sciences: Functional analysis on the Eve of theTwenty-First Century-Conference October 24-27, 1993

泛函分析是二十世纪数学中最重要的方向之一。美国和其他国家的许多数学家都参与了这一领域的研究，并经常组织关于泛函分析及其应用的许多方面的会议。我们建议于1993年10月24日至10月27日在新泽西州新不伦瑞克市的罗格斯大学举办一次非常特别的会议，题为《21世纪前夕的功能分析》。目标将集中在该学科的新方向上，可以预期这些方向将定义该学科许多年的发展。相应地，我们计划邀请与功能分析新方向有关的主题的主要专家作为演讲者。我们计划将开始研究活动的年轻数学家作为参与者的重要组成部分，目的是提供一些指导，这些指导将在他们的科学生涯中发挥作用。我们期望，具有许多不同取向的与会者就各种想法进行的热烈讨论将被证明是会议最重要的特点之一。计划这次会议的一个特殊刺激因素是伊斯雷尔·莫伊谢耶维奇·盖尔方的80岁生日，他在过去半个世纪中在函数分析的发展中发挥了关键作用，目前在罗格斯大学工作。

Functional analysis is one of the most important directions in the mathematics of the twentieth century. Many mathematicians in the United States and other countries are involved in research in this area, and conferences are frequently organized on many aspects of functional analysis and its applications. We propose to organize a very special conference, entitled "Functional Analysis on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century," at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, from October 24 to October 27, 1993. The aim will be to focus on new directions of the subject, directions which can be expected to define the development of much of the subject for many years. Correspondingly, we plan to invite as speakers leading experts in topics connected with new directions in functional analysis. We plan to include as an essential part of the participants young mathematicians who are beginning their research activity, with the intention of providing some guidance which will be of value throughout their scientific life. We expect that the lively discussion of ideas among participants with many different orientations will prove to be one of most important features of the conference. A special stimulus for planning this conference is the eightieth birthday of Israel Moiseyevich Gelfand, who has played a crucial role in the development of functional analysis during the last half-century, and who is now at Rutgers University.