Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems: Theoretical, Applied and Computational Aspects

This work contains a collection of papers the authors of which attended a conference on nonlinear hyperbolic problems held in Taormina, Italy from 3-8 April, 1992. The papers deal with different mathematical techniques of relevant interest to current research in nonlinear wave propagation ranging from group theoretic methods, Lie-Backlund transformations to asymptotic approaches and numerical methods. Also theoretical aspects of nonlinear hyperbolic equations are considered. All the mathematical methods covered find interdisciplinary application in several fields, such as fluid-dynamics, solic mechanics, thermodynamics, biomathematics and aero-dynamics. Various different types of wave behaviour are considered as well.