This edited quantity includes twelve contributions regarding the european Marie Curie move of data undertaking Cooperation of Estonian and Norwegian Scienti c Centres inside of arithmetic and its purposes, CENS-CMA (2005-2009), - der agreement MTKD-CT-2004-013909, which ?nanced trade visits to and from CENS, the Centre for Nonlinear experiences on the Institute of Cybernetics of Tallinn college of know-how in Estonia. Seven contributions describe examine highlights of CENS participants, the paintings of individuals of CMA, the Centre of arithmetic for Applications,Univ- sity of Oslo, Norway, because the accomplice establishment of CENS within the Marie Curie venture, and 3 the ?eld of labor of overseas examine fellows, who visited CENS as a part of theproject. Thestructureofthebookre?ectsthedistributionofthetopicsaddressed: half I Waves in Solids half II Mesoscopic thought half III Exploiting the Dissipation Inequality half IV Waves in Fluids half V Mathematical tools The papers are written in an academic kind, meant for non-specialist researchers and scholars, the place the authors speak their very own stories in tackling an issue that's presently of curiosity within the scienti?c neighborhood. The aim was once to provide a booklet, which highlights the significance of utilized arithmetic and which might be used for academic reasons, corresponding to fabric for a direction or a seminar. to make sure the scienti?c caliber of the contributions, every one paper was once conscientiously - considered via overseas specialists. exact thank you visit all authors and referees, with no whom making this e-book don't have been possible.