First European Congress of Mathematics: Volume I Invited Lectures Part 1

by Anthony Joseph (Editor), Fulbert Mignot (Editor), François Murat (Editor)

Table of Plenary Lectures - V.I. The Vassiliev Theory of Discriminants and Knots - L. Transparent Proofs and Limits to Approximation - C. De Poisson Algebraic Groups and Representations of Quantum Groups at Roots of 1 - S.K. Gauge Theory and Four-Manifold Topology - W. Mü Spectral Theory and Geometry - D. Pattern A Unifying Perspective - A.-S. Brownian Motion and Obstacles - M. Geometric Quantization and Equivariant Cohomology - Parallel Lectures - Z. The Power of Exponentiation in Arithmetic - A. Bjö Subspace Arrangements - B. Optimal Recovery of Functions and Integrals - J.-M. Existence globale et diffusion pour les modèles discrets - R.E. Sporadic Groups and String Theory - J. A Harmonic Analysis Approach to Problems in Nonlinear Partial Differatial Equations - F. (Some) Old and New Results on Algebraic Surfaces - Ch. Evidence for a Cohomological Approach to Analytic Number Theory - S. Dostoglou and D.A. Cauchy-Riemann Operators, Self-Duality, and the Spectral Flow

545 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1994