Abstract:

This special issue of Acta Mathematica Scientia is dedicated to the 85th birthday of Peter D. Lax, one of the most prominent mathematicians of the past hundred years. Peter Lax has made important and seminal contributions in many areas of pure and applied mathematics, including the theory of integrable systems and solitons, the theory of shock waves in hyperbolic conservation laws, and the theory of scattering, with major applications to fluid dynamics and other branches of physics. He has also exerted a great influence in launching the field of scientific computation. Over the years, Peter Lax has been a great supporter of mathematics in China, having helped
numerous Chinese mathematicians. Peter’s great scientific achievements, as well as his significant contributions to pro-moting mathematics across the sciences, have profoundly influenced and inspired us. The papers herein, contributed by his former students, postdoctoral fellows, collabora-tors, and friends, stand as a modest testimony to their admiration for Peter’s scientific eminence and their lasting friendship for an exceptional advisor, mentor, collaborator, and colleague. On this special occasion of his 85th birthday, we wish Peter the very best in his scientific endeavors for years to come.

Standing Editors: Gui-Qiang G. Chen Constantine M. Dafermos Xiaqi Ding Tai-Ping Liu

Gui-Qiang G. Chen: chengq@maths.ox.ac.uk
Constantine Dafermos: Constantine Dafermos@brown.edu
Xiaqi Ding: xqding@amt.ac.cn
Tai-Ping Liu: liu@math.stanford.edu