The International Conference on "Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Nu merics and Applications" was held in CalTech on March 25-30, 2002. The Hyp2002 conference was the ninth meeting in the bi-annual international se ries which became one of the highest quality and most successful conference series in Applied Mathematics. This series originated in 1986 at Saint-Etienne, with an earlier focus on the theoretical aspects of hyperbolic conservation laws. As computers became more powerful in the late eighties, and as the interplay between new models, theory and modern numerical algorithms has gained...

The International Conference on "Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Nu merics and Applications" was held in CalTech on March 25-30, 2002. The Hyp2002 conference was the ninth meeting in the bi-annual international se ries which became one of the highest quality and most successful conference series in Applied Mathematics. This series originated in 1986 at Saint-Etienne, with an earlier focus on the theoretical aspects of hyperbolic conservation laws. As computers became more powerful in the late eighties, and as the interplay between new models, theory and modern numerical algorithms has gained...

This volume collects ten surveys on the modeling, simulation, and applications of active particles using methods ranging from mathematical kinetic theory to nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.

This edited volume collects six surveys that present state-of-the-art results on modeling, qualitative analysis, and simulation of active matter, focusing on specific applications in the natural sciences.  Following the previously published Active Particles volumes, these chapters are written by leading experts in the field and reflect the diversity of subject matter in theory and applications within an interdisciplinary framework. Topics covered include:Variability and heterogeneity in natural swarmsMultiscale aspects of the dynamics of human crowdsMathematical modeling of cell collective...