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Mathematical Adventures in Performance Analysis
by Eitan Bachmat This book describes problems in the field of performance analysis, primarily the study of storage systems and the diverse mathematical techniques that are required for solving them. Topics covered include best practices for scheduling I/O requests to a disk drive, how this problem is related to airplane boarding, and how both problems can be modeled using space-time geometry. Also provided is an explanation of how Riemann's proof of the analytic continuation and functional equation of the Riemann zeta function can be used to analyze express line queues in a minimarket. Overall, the book displays the surprising relevance of abstract mathematics that is not usually associated with applied mathematics topics. Advanced undergraduate students or graduate students with an interest in the applications of mathematics will find this book to be a useful resource. It will also be of interest to professional mathematicians who want exposure to the surprising ways that theoretical mathematics may be applied to engineering problems. To encourage further study, each chapter ends with notes pointing to various related topics that the reader may want pursue. This mathematically rigorous work was noted in the news section of the journal Nature, and in popular media such as New Scientist, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and USA Today.
Mathematical Analysis I
by Claudio Canuto Anita TabaccoThe purpose of the volume is to provide a support for a first course in Mathematics. The contents are organised to appeal especially to Engineering, Physics and Computer Science students, all areas in which mathematical tools play a crucial role. Basic notions and methods of differential and integral calculus for functions of one real variable are presented in a manner that elicits critical reading and prompts a hands-on approach to concrete applications. The layout has a specifically-designed modular nature, allowing the instructor to make flexible didactical choices when planning an introductory lecture course. The book may in fact be employed at three levels of depth. At the elementary level the student is supposed to grasp the very essential ideas and familiarise with the corresponding key techniques. Proofs to the main results befit the intermediate level, together with several remarks and complementary notes enhancing the treatise. The last, and farthest-reaching, level requires the additional study of the material contained in the appendices, which enable the strongly motivated reader to explore further into the subject. Definitions and properties are furnished with substantial examples to stimulate the learning process. Over 350 solved exercises complete the text, at least half of which guide the reader to the solution. This new edition features additional material with the aim of matching the widest range of educational choices for a first course of Mathematics.
Mathematical Analysis I
by Vladimir A. ZorichThis second English edition of a very popular two-volume work presents a thorough first course in analysis, leading from real numbers to such advanced topics as differential forms on manifolds; asymptotic methods; Fourier, Laplace, and Legendre transforms; elliptic functions; and distributions. Especially notable in this course are the clearly expressed orientation toward the natural sciences and the informal exploration of the essence and the roots of the basic concepts and theorems of calculus. Clarity of exposition is matched by a wealth of instructive exercises, problems, and fresh applications to areas seldom touched on in textbooks on real analysis. The main difference between the second and first English editions is the addition of a series of appendices to each volume. There are six of them in the first volume and five in the second. The subjects of these appendices are diverse. They are meant to be useful to both students (in mathematics and physics) and teachers, who may be motivated by different goals. Some of the appendices are surveys, both prospective and retrospective. The final survey establishes important conceptual connections between analysis and other parts of mathematics. The first volume constitutes a complete course in one-variable calculus along with the multivariable differential calculus elucidated in an up-to-date, clear manner, with a pleasant geometric and natural sciences flavor.
Mathematical Analysis I: ICRAPAM 2018, New Delhi, India, October 23–25 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #306)
by Vijay Gupta P. N. Agrawal Ana Maria Acu Naokant DeoThis book collects original research papers and survey articles presented at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Pure and Applied Mathematics (ICRAPAM), held at Delhi Technological University, India, on 23–25 October 2018. Divided into two volumes, it discusses major topics in mathematical analysis and its applications, and demonstrates the versatility and inherent beauty of analysis. It also shows the use of analytical techniques to solve problems and, wherever possible, derive their numerical solutions. This volume addresses major topics, such as operator theory, approximation theory, fixed-point theory, holomorphic functions, summability theory, and analytic functions. It is a valuable resource for students as well as researchers in mathematical sciences.
Mathematical Analysis II: ICRAPAM 2018, New Delhi, India, October 23–25 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #307)
by Vijay Gupta P. N. Agrawal Ana Maria Acu Naokant DeoThis book collects original research papers and survey articles presented at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Pure and Applied Mathematics (ICRAPAM), held at Delhi Technological University, India, on 23–25 October 2018. Divided into two volumes, it discusses major topics in mathematical analysis and its applications, and demonstrates the versatility and inherent beauty of analysis. It also shows the use of analytical techniques to solve problems and, wherever possible, derive their numerical solutions. This volume addresses major topics, such as multi-objective optimization problems, impulsive differential equations, mathematical modelling, fuzzy mathematics, graph theory, and coding theory. It is a valuable resource to students as well as researchers in mathematical sciences.
Mathematical Analysis With Applications: In Honor of the 90th Birthday of Constantin Corduneanu, Ekaterinburg, Russia, July 2018 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #318)
by Sandra Pinelas Arkadii Kim Victor VlasovThis proceedings volume covers research in key areas of applied mathematical analysis, and gathers works presented at the international conference “Concord-90,” in honor of the 90th birthday of Professor Constantin Corduneanu (1928-2018). The event – which Professor Corduneanu was able to attend – was held at Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on July 26-28, 2018.Professor Corduneanu’s research in mathematical analysis spanned nearly seven decades and explored a range of important issues in the field, including studies of global existence, stability problems, and oscillation theory, with special emphasis on various classes of nonlinear equations. He published over two hundred articles and several books, including “Almost Periodic Oscillations and Waves” (Springer, 2009).In this volume the reader will find selected, peer-reviewed articles from seven fields of research – Differential Equations, Optimal Control and Stabilization; Stochastic Methods; Topology and Functions Approximation; Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics; Mathematical Modeling in Mining; Mathematical Modeling in Economics; and Computer Science and Image Processing – which honor and reflect Professor Corduneanu’s legacy in the fields of oscillation, stability and control theory.
Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Springer Optimization and Its Applications #154)
by Panos M. Pardalos Themistocles M. RassiasAn international community of experts scientists comprise the research and survey contributions in this volume which covers a broad spectrum of areas in which analysis plays a central role. Contributions discuss theory and problems in real and complex analysis, functional analysis, approximation theory, operator theory, analytic inequalities, the Radon transform, nonlinear analysis, and various applications of interdisciplinary research; some are also devoted to specific applications such as the three-body problem, finite element analysis in fluid mechanics, algorithms for difference of monotone operators, a vibrational approach to a financial problem, and more.This volume is useful to graduate students and researchers working in mathematics, physics, engineering, and economics.
Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Biological Phenomena through Modelling: ICMAAM-2023, Kolkata, India, October 9–11 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #478)
by Priti Kumar Roy Arindam Bhattacharya Xianbing Cao Xue-Zhi LiThis volume presents a comprehensive compilation of chapters whose topics were presented at the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Application in Modeling (CMAAM-2023), held at the Department of Mathematics & the Center for Mathematical Biology and Ecology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, from 9–11 October 2023. It encompasses groundbreaking research on cutting-edge developments across various branches of mathematics and its applications in diverse disciplines. In the realm of epidemiology, the book delves into the utilization of advanced tools such as fractional calculus, optimal control therapy and impulse therapeutic approaches. These tools, integrated with mathematical models, offer innovative solutions for managing various diseases and optimizing drug dose regimens. Beyond the scope of epidemiology, the book also incorporates chapters elucidating fundamental concepts in pure mathematics. These include explorations of topological phenomena and diverse algebraic concepts. This dual focus on applied mathematics and pure mathematical principles enhances the book's usability, catering to a broad audience of researchers and scholars. The book primarily targets young researchers engaged in the specified areas of study. By bridging the gap between theoretical mathematics and real-world applications, it serves a valuable resource, providing insights and methodologies that contribute to advancements in research and application across multiple disciplines.
Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Modeling: ICMAAM 2018, Kolkata, India, January 9–12 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #302)
by Priti Kumar Roy Satya Deo Xianbing Cao Xue-Zhi Li Pratulananda DasThis book collects select papers presented at the “International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Application in Modeling,” held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, on 9–12 January 2018. It discusses new results in cutting-edge areas of several branches of mathematics and applications, including analysis, topology, dynamical systems (nonlinear, topological), mathematical modeling, optimization and mathematical biology. The conference has emerged as a powerful forum, bringing together leading academics, industry experts and researchers, and offering them a venue to discuss, interact and collaborate in order to stimulate the advancement of mathematics and its industrial applications.
Mathematical Analysis and Applications: Selected Topics (Mathematical Analysis And Applications Ser. #Vol. 2)
by Ravi P. Agarwal Michael Ruzhansky Hemen DuttaAn authoritative text that presents the current problems, theories, and applications of mathematical analysis research Mathematical Analysis and Applications: Selected Topics offers the theories, methods, and applications of a variety of targeted topics including: operator theory, approximation theory, fixed point theory, stability theory, minimization problems, many-body wave scattering problems, Basel problem, Corona problem, inequalities, generalized normed spaces, variations of functions and sequences, analytic generalizations of the Catalan, Fuss, and Fuss–Catalan Numbers, asymptotically developable functions, convex functions, Gaussian processes, image analysis, and spectral analysis and spectral synthesis. The authors—a noted team of international researchers in the field— highlight the basic developments for each topic presented and explore the most recent advances made in their area of study. The text is presented in such a way that enables the reader to follow subsequent studies in a burgeoning field of research. This important text: Presents a wide-range of important topics having current research importance and interdisciplinary applications such as game theory, image processing, creation of materials with a desired refraction coefficient, etc. Contains chapters written by a group of esteemed researchers in mathematical analysis Includes problems and research questions in order to enhance understanding of the information provided Offers references that help readers advance to further study Written for researchers, graduate students, educators, and practitioners with an interest in mathematical analysis, Mathematical Analysis and Applications: Selected Topics includes the most recent research from a range of mathematical fields. Michael Ruzhansky, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London, UK. Dr. Ruzhansky was awarded the Ferran Sunyer I Balaguer Prize in 2014. Hemen Dutta, Ph.D., is Senior Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Gauhati University, India. Ravi P. Agarwal, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, USA.
Mathematical Analysis and Applications—Plenary Lectures: ISAAC 2017, Växjö, Sweden (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #262)
by Luigi G. Rodino Joachim ToftThis book includes the texts of the survey lectures given by plenary speakers at the 11th International ISAAC Congress held in Växjö, Sweden, on 14-18 August, 2017. It is the purpose of ISAAC to promote analysis, its applications, and its interaction with computation. Analysis is understood here in the broad sense of the word, including differential equations, integral equations, functional analysis, and function theory. With this objective, ISAAC organizes international Congresses for the presentation and discussion of research on analysis. The plenary lectures in the present volume, authored by eminent specialists, are devoted to some exciting recent developments, topics including: local solvability for subprincipal type operators; fractional-order Laplacians; degenerate complex vector fields in the plane; lower bounds for pseudo-differential operators; a survey on Morrey spaces; localization operators in Signal Theory and Quantum Mechanics. Thanks to the accessible style used, readers only need a basic command of Calculus. This book will appeal to scientists, teachers, and graduate students in Mathematics, in particular Mathematical Analysis, Probability and Statistics, Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Physics.
Mathematical Analysis and Computing: ICMAC 2019, Kalavakkam, India, December 23–24 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #344)
by R. N. Mohapatra S. Yugesh G. Kalpana C. KalaivaniThis book is a collection of selected papers presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Computing (ICMAC 2019) held at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India, from 23–24 December 2019. Having found its applications in game theory, economics, and operations research, mathematical analysis plays an important role in analyzing models of physical systems and provides a sound logical base for problems stated in a qualitative manner. This book aims at disseminating recent advances in areas of mathematical analysis, soft computing, approximation and optimization through original research articles and expository survey papers. This book will be of value to research scholars, professors, and industrialists working in these areas.
Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Methods: IACMC 2023, Zarqa, Jordan, May 10–12 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics #466)
by Kai Diethelm Dia Zeidan Aliaa Burqan Juan C. Cortés Ahmad Qazza Rania Saadeh Osama Yusuf AbabnehThis book presents a thoughtful compilation of chapters derived from the proceedings of the 8th International Arab Conference on Mathematics and Computations (IACMC 2023), held at Zarqa University in Zarqa, Jordan, from 10–12 May 2023. Encompassing a broad spectrum of themes crucial to contemporary research and development, the book delved into subjects ranging from partial and differential equations to fractional calculus, from probability and statistics to graph theory, and from approximation theory to nonlinear dynamics. Moreover, it explores pivotal areas such as numerical analysis and methods, as well as fostering interdisciplinary mathematical research initiatives. Building upon the legacy of its predecessors, IACMC 2023 served as a premier platform for scholars, researchers and industry professionals to converge and exchange insights on a myriad of cutting-edge advancements and practical applications within the realm of mathematical sciences. This volume encapsulates the essence of IACMC 2023, offering readers a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs and trends in mathematical sciences while serving as a testament to the collaborative spirit and intellectual vigor that define this esteemed conference series.
Mathematical Analysis and Optimization for Economists
by Michael J. PanikIn Mathematical Analysis and Optimization for Economists, the author aims to introduce students of economics to the power and versatility of traditional as well as contemporary methodologies in mathematics and optimization theory; and, illustrates how these techniques can be applied in solving microeconomic problems. This book combines the areas of intermediate to advanced mathematics, optimization, and microeconomic decision making, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. This text is highly readable, with all concepts fully defined, and contains numerous detailed example problems in both mathematics and microeconomic applications. Each section contains some standard, as well as more thoughtful and challenging, exercises. Solutions can be downloaded from the CRC Press website. All solutions are detailed and complete. Features Contains a whole spectrum of modern applicable mathematical techniques, many of which are not found in other books of this type. Comprehensive and contains numerous and detailed example problems in both mathematics and economic analysis. Suitable for economists and economics students with only a minimal mathematical background. Classroom-tested over the years when the author was actively teaching at the University of Hartford. Serves as a beginner text in optimization for applied mathematics students. Accompanied by several electronic chapters on linear algebra and matrix theory, nonsmooth optimization, economic efficiency, and distance functions available for free on www.routledge.com/9780367759018.
Mathematical Analysis and its Applications
by Ferit GürbüzThis book covers contemporary topics in mathematical analysis and its applications and relevance in other areas of research. It provides a better understanding of methods, problems, and applications in mathematical analysis. It also covers applications and uses of operator theory, approximation theory, optimization, variable exponent analysis, inequalities, special functions, functional equations, statistical convergence and some function spaces, and presents various associated problems and ways to solve such problems. The book provides readers a better understanding of discussed research problems by presenting related developments in reasonable details. It strives to bring scientists, researchers and scholars together on a common platform.
Mathematical Analysis and its Applications
by H. M. Srivastava P. N. Agrawal R. N. Mohapatra Uaday SinghThis book discusses recent developments in and the latest research on mathematics, statistics and their applications. All contributing authors are eminent academics, scientists, researchers and scholars in their respective fields, hailing from around the world. The book presents roughly 60 unpublished, high-quality and peer-reviewed research papers that cover a broad range of areas including approximation theory, harmonic analysis, operator theory, fixed-point theory, functional differential equations, dynamical and control systems, complex analysis, special functions, function spaces, summability theory, Fourier and wavelet analysis, and numerical analysis - all of which are topics of great interest to the research community - while further papers highlight important applications of mathematical analysis in science, engineering and related areas. This conference aims at bringing together experts and young researchers in mathematics from all over the world to discuss the latest advances in mathematical analysis and at promoting the exchange of ideas in various applications of mathematics in engineering, physics and biology. This conference encourages international collaboration and provides young researchers an opportunity to learn about the current state of the research in their respective fields.
Mathematical Analysis for Engineering and Applied Sciences: Foundational and Fundamental Aspects (Mathematics and its Applications)
by Hemen Dutta Ahmet Ocak AkdemirThe book explores a range of mathematical topics essential for application in engineering and applied sciences. It explores both the theoretical and practical aspects, providing a comprehensive foundation for the development of robust theories applicable to engineering and applied sciences.Mathematical Analysis for Engineering and Applied Sciences: Foundational and Fundamental Aspects discusses the essential mathematical principles that underpin the fields of applied science and engineering. This comprehensive book explores a blend of pure and applied mathematics, demonstrating how mathematical tools and techniques can be utilized to create a wide range of models for practical applications in these disciplines. It addresses the challenges of handling complex phenomena and provides algorithms, methods, and logical concepts that are invaluable for bioengineering, cryptosystems, surface modeling, and various other engineering applications.Individual researchers, educators, students, and department libraries will find this book of interest.
Mathematical Analysis for Transmission of COVID-19 (Mathematical Engineering)
by Nita H. Shah Mandeep MittalThis book describes various mathematical models that can be used to better understand the spread of novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help to fight against various challenges that have been developed due to COVID-19. The book presents a statistical analysis of the data related to the COVID-19 outbreak, especially the infection speed, death and fatality rates in major countries and some states of India like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. Each chapter with distinctive mathematical model also has numerical results to support the efficacy of these models. Each model described in this book provides its unique prediction policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This book is beneficial for practitioners, educators, researchers and policymakers handling the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.
Mathematical Analysis in Interdisciplinary Research (Springer Optimization and Its Applications #179)
by Themistocles M. Rassias Ioannis N. Parasidis Efthimios ProvidasThis contributed volume provides an extensive account of research and expository papers in a broad domain of mathematical analysis and its various applications to a multitude of fields. Presenting the state-of-the-art knowledge in a wide range of topics, the book will be useful to graduate students and researchers in theoretical and applicable interdisciplinary research. The focus is on several subjects including: optimal control problems, optimal maintenance of communication networks, optimal emergency evacuation with uncertainty, cooperative and noncooperative partial differential systems, variational inequalities and general equilibrium models, anisotropic elasticity and harmonic functions, nonlinear stochastic differential equations, operator equations, max-product operators of Kantorovich type, perturbations of operators, integral operators, dynamical systems involving maximal monotone operators, the three-body problem, deceptive systems, hyperbolic equations, strongly generalized preinvex functions, Dirichlet characters, probability distribution functions, applied statistics, integral inequalities, generalized convexity, global hyperbolicity of spacetimes, Douglas-Rachford methods, fixed point problems, the general Rodrigues problem, Banach algebras, affine group, Gibbs semigroup, relator spaces, sparse data representation, Meier-Keeler sequential contractions, hybrid contractions, and polynomial equations. Some of the works published within this volume provide as well guidelines for further research and proposals for new directions and open problems.
Mathematical Analysis of Complex Cellular Activity
by Richard Bertram Joël Tabak Wondimu Teka Theodore Vo Martin Wechselberger Vivien Kirk James SneydThis book contains two review articles on mathematical physiology that deal with closely related topics but were written and can be read independently. The first article reviews the basic theory of calcium oscillations (common to almost all cell types), including spatio-temporal behaviors such as waves. The second article uses, and expands on, much of this basic theory to show how the interaction of cytosolic calcium oscillators with membrane ion channels can result in highly complex patterns of electrical spiking. Through these examples one can see clearly how multiple oscillatory processes interact within a cell, and how mathematical methods can be used to understand such interactions better. The two reviews provide excellent examples of how mathematics and physiology can learn from each other, and work jointly towards a better understanding of complex cellular processes. Review 1: Richard Bertram, Joel Tabak, Wondimu Teka, Theodore Vo, Martin Wechselberger: Geometric Singular Perturbation Analysis of Bursting Oscillations in Pituitary Cells Review 2: Vivien Kirk, James Sneyd: Nonlinear Dynamics of Calcium
Mathematical Analysis of Continuum Mechanics and Industrial Applications
by Masato Kimura Hiromichi Itou Vladimír Chalupecký Kohji Ohtsuka Daisuke Tagami Akira TakadaThis book focuses on mathematical theory and numerical simulation related to various aspects of continuum mechanics, such as fracture mechanics, elasticity, plasticity, pattern dynamics, inverse problems, optimal shape design, material design, and disaster estimation related to earthquakes. Because these problems have become more important in engineering and industry, further development of mathematical study of them is required for future applications. Leading researchers with profound knowledge of mathematical analysis from the fields of applied mathematics, physics, seismology, engineering, and industry provide the contents of this book. They help readers to understand that mathematical theory can be applied not only to different types of industry, but also to a broad range of industrial problems including materials, processes, and products.
Mathematical Analysis of Continuum Mechanics and Industrial Applications III: Proceedings of the International Conference CoMFoS18 (Mathematics for Industry #34)
by Masato Kimura Hiromichi Itou Shiro Hirano Victor A. Kovtunenko Alexandr M. KhludnevThis book focuses on mathematical theory and numerical simulation related to various areas of continuum mechanics, such as fracture mechanics, (visco)elasticity, optimal shape design, modelling of earthquakes and Tsunami waves, material structure, interface dynamics and complex systems. Written by leading researchers from the fields of applied mathematics, physics, seismology, engineering, and industry with an extensive knowledge of mathematical analysis, it helps readers understand how mathematical theory can be applied to various phenomena, and conversely, how to formulate actual phenomena as mathematical problems. This book is the sequel to the proceedings of the International Conference of Continuum Mechanics Focusing on Singularities (CoMFoS) 15 and CoMFoS16.
Mathematical Analysis of Deterministic and Stochastic Problems in Complex Media Electromagnetics (Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics #42)
by G. F. Roach I. G. Stratis A. N. YannacopoulosElectromagnetic complex media are artificial materials that affect the propagation of electromagnetic waves in surprising ways not usually seen in nature. Because of their wide range of important applications, these materials have been intensely studied over the past twenty-five years, mainly from the perspectives of physics and engineering. But a body of rigorous mathematical theory has also gradually developed, and this is the first book to present that theory. Designed for researchers and advanced graduate students in applied mathematics, electrical engineering, and physics, this book introduces the electromagnetics of complex media through a systematic, state-of-the-art account of their mathematical theory. The book combines the study of well posedness, homogenization, and controllability of Maxwell equations complemented with constitutive relations describing complex media. The book treats deterministic and stochastic problems both in the frequency and time domains. It also covers computational aspects and scattering problems, among other important topics. Detailed appendices make the book self-contained in terms of mathematical prerequisites, and accessible to engineers and physicists as well as mathematicians.
Mathematical Analysis of Shock Wave Reflection (Series in Contemporary Mathematics #4)
by Shuxing ChenThis book is aimed to make careful analysis to various mathematical problems derived from shock reflection by using the theory of partial differential equations. The occurrence, propagation and reflection of shock waves are important phenomena in fluid dynamics. Comparing the plenty of studies of physical experiments and numerical simulations on this subject, this book makes main efforts to develop the related theory of mathematical analysis, which is rather incomplete so far. The book first introduces some basic knowledge on the system of compressible flow and shock waves, then presents the concept of shock polar and its properties, particularly the properties of the shock polar for potential flow equation, which are first systematically presented and proved in this book. Mathematical analysis of regular reflection and Mach reflection in steady and unsteady flow are the most essential parts of this book. To give challenges in future research, some long-standing open problems are listed in the end. This book is attractive to researchers in the fields of partial differential equations, system of conservation laws, fluid dynamics, and shock theory.
Mathematical Analysis of the Navier-Stokes Equations: Cetraro, Italy 2017 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #2254)
by James C. Robinson Yoshihiro Shibata Matthias HieberThis book collects together a unique set of articles dedicated to several fundamental aspects of the Navier–Stokes equations. As is well known, understanding the mathematical properties of these equations, along with their physical interpretation, constitutes one of the most challenging questions of applied mathematics. Indeed, the Navier-Stokes equations feature among the Clay Mathematics Institute's seven Millennium Prize Problems (existence of global in time, regular solutions corresponding to initial data of unrestricted magnitude). The text comprises three extensive contributions covering the following topics: (1) Operator-Valued H∞-calculus, R-boundedness, Fourier multipliers and maximal Lp-regularity theory for a large, abstract class of quasi-linear evolution problems with applications to Navier–Stokes equations and other fluid model equations; (2) Classical existence, uniqueness and regularity theorems of solutions to the Navier–Stokes initial-value problem, along with space-time partial regularity and investigation of the smoothness of the Lagrangean flow map; and (3) A complete mathematical theory of R-boundedness and maximal regularity with applications to free boundary problems for the Navier–Stokes equations with and without surface tension. Offering a general mathematical framework that could be used to study fluid problems and, more generally, a wide class of abstract evolution equations, this volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers who want to become acquainted with fundamental problems related to the Navier–Stokes equations.