Global analysis and its applications III. [antikvár]

FOREWORD The International Centre for Theoretical Physics has maintained an interdisciplinary character in its research and training programmes in different branches of theoretical physics. In pursuance of this objective, the Centre has organized extended research courses with a comprehensive and synoptic coverage in varying disciplines. The first of these — on plasma physics — was held in 1964; the second, in 1965, was concerned with the physics of particles. Between then and 1972, seven courses were organized; three on nuclear theory (during 1966, 1969 and 1971), three on physics of condensed matter (during 1967, 1970 and 1972), and one on Computing as a Language of Physics (1971). The Proceedings of all these courses have been published by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The present three volumes record the Proceedings of the tenth course held from 4 July to 2 5 August 1972 which dealt with Global Analysis and its Applications. Generous grants from the United Nations Development Programme and from the Battelle Foundation are gratefully acknowledged. The programme of lectures was organized by Professors M. Dolcher (Trieste, Italy), J. Eells (Warwick, United Kingdom) and J.C. Zeeman (Warwick, United Kingdom). Abdus Salam /