Acta Numerica 1993: Volume 2

Review of the hardback: 'Acta Numerica is a fine achievement and I think we can expect to see it for many years to come. It sets itself laudable and important goals and has, to a large extent, achieve them. I believe that the volumes are of enormous benefit to our subject … The editorial board should be applauded for having the vision and drive necessary to create and sustain such a high quality publication … No mathematics library is complete without this annual publication, and I urge everyone working in numerical mathematics and scientific computing to read it.' Andrew Stuart, SIAM Review

• 1. Continuation and path following Eugene L. Allgower and Kurt Georg; 2. Multivariate piecewise polynomials C. De Boor; 3. Parallel numerical linear algebra James W. Demmel, Michael T. Heath and Henk A. van der Vorst; 4. Linear stability analysis in the numerical solution of initial value problems J. L. M. van Dorsselaer, J. F. B. M. Kraaijevanger and M. N. Spijker; 5. Finite element solution of the Navier–Stokes equations Michael Fortin; 6. Old and new convergence proofs for multigrid methods Harry Yserentant.