Mathematics in Industrial Problems

丛 书 名：The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications

版本说明：1

作     者：Avner Friedman 

I S B N：(纸本) 9781461574019 

出 版 社：Springer New York  NY 

出 版 年：1000年

页      数：X, 174页

主 题 词：Math. Applications in Chemistry Computational Intelligence 

摘      要：Building a bridge between mathematicians and industry is both a chal­ lenging task and a valuable goal for the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). The rationale for the existence of the IMA is to en­ courage interaction between mathematicians and scientists who use math­ ematics. Some of this interaction should evolve around industrial problems which mathematicians may be able to solve in real time. Both Industry and Mathematics benefit: Industry, by increase of mathematical knowledge and ideas brought to bear upon their concerns, and Mathematics, through the infusion of exciting new problems. In the past ten months I have visited numerous industries and national laboratories, and met with several hundred scientists to discuss mathe­ matical questions which arise in specific industrial problems. Many of the problems have special features which existing mathematical theories do not encompass; such problems may open new directions for research. However, I have encountered a substantial number of problems to which mathemati­ cians should be able to contribute by providing either rigorous proofs or formal arguments. The majority of scientists with whom I met were engineers, physicists, chemists, applied mathematicians and computer scientists. I have found them eager to share their problems with the mathematical community. Often their only recourse with a problem is to put it on the computer. However, further insight could be gained by mathematical analysis.