Introduction --; Mathematical Theory: IST, Symmetries, Singularity Structure and Integrability --; Lattice Solitons --; Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Aspects --; Applications: Physics and Biology --; Index of Contributors.
A good deal of the material presented in this book has been prepared by top experts in the field lecturing in January 1987 at the Winter School on Solitons in Tiruchirapalli, India. The lectures begin at an elementary level but go on to include even the most recent developments in the field. The book makes a handy introduction to the various facets of the soliton concept, and will be useful both to newcomers to the field and to researchers who are interested in developments in new branches of physics and mathematics.
Proceedings of the Winter School, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, South India, January 5-17, 1987