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ThisvolumecelebratestheeightiethbirthdayofJosephB. Keller. The authors who contributed to this volume belong to what can be called the “Keller school of applied mathematics. ” They are former students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists who have collaborated with Joe (some of them still do) during his long career. They all look at Joe as their ultimate (role) model. JoeKeller’sdistinguishedcareerhasbeendividedbetweentheCourant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, where he received all his degrees (his PhD adviser being the great R. Courant himself) and served as a professor for 30 years, and Stanford University, where he has been since 1978. The appended photos highlight some scenes from the old days. Those who know Joe Keller’s work have been always amazed by its diversity and breadth. It is considered a well-known truth that there is not a single important area in applied mathematics or physics which Keller did not contribute to. This can be appreciated, for example, by glancing through his list of publication included in this volume. App- priately, the papers in this book, written with Joe’s inspiration, cover a variety of application areas; together they span the broad subject of mathematical modeling. The models discussed in the book describe the behavior of various systems such as those related to ?nance, waves, - croorganisms, shocks, DNA, ?ames, contact, optics, ?uids, bubbles and jets. Joe’s activity includes many more areas, which unfortunately are not represented here.
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Book Title: A Celebration of Mathematical Modeling
Book Subtitle: The Joseph B. Keller Anniversary Volume
Editors: Dan Givoli, Marcus J. Grote, George C. Papanicolaou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0427-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1842-8Published: 30 April 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6526-1Published: 25 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0427-4Published: 09 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIX, 241
Topics: Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Applications of Mathematics, Mathematical and Computational Biology