Control and Estimation of Distributed Parameter Systems: Nonlinear Phenomena : International Conference in Vorau (Austria), July 18-24, 1993

22 papers on control of nonlinear partial differential equations highlight the area from a broad variety of viewpoints. They comprise theoretical considerations such as optimality conditions, relaxation, or stabilizability theorems, as well as the development and evaluation of new algorithms. A significant part of the volume is devoted to applications in engineering, continuum mechanics and population biology.