Advances in Applied Mechanics

H.-C. Chang and E.A. Demekhin, Solitary Wave Formation and Dynamics on Falling Films. N.E. Huang, S.R. Long, and Z. Shen, The Mechanism for Frequency Downshift in Nonlinear Wave Evolution. J.Z. Wu and J.M. Wu,Vorticity Dynamics on Boundaries. C.C. Mei, J.-L. Auriault, and C.-o. Ng, Some Applications of the Homogenization Theory. Chapter References. Author Index. Subject Index.