Acta Numerica 1997: Volume 6 (Paperback)

1. Constructing cubature formulae: the science behind the art Ronald Cools; 2. Wavelet and multiscale methods for operator equations Wolfgang Dahmen; 3. A new version of the Fast Multipole Method for the Laplace equation in three dimensions Leslie Greengard and Vladimir Rohklin; 4. Lanczos-type solvers for nonsymmetric linear systems of equations Martin H. Gutknecht; 5. Numerical solution of multivariate polynomial systems by homotopy continuation methods T. Y. Li; 6. Numerical solution of highly oscillatory ordinary differential equations Linda R. Petzold, Laurent O. Jay and Jeng Yen; 7. Computational methods for semiclassical and quantum transport in semiconductor devices Christian Ringhofer; 8. Complexity theory and numerical analysis Steve Smale.