This volume contains survey articles and original research papers, presenting the state of the art on applying the symbolic approach of Gröbner bases and related methods to differential and difference equations. The contributions are based on talks delivered at the Special Semester on Gröbner Bases and Related Methods hosted by the Johann Radon Institute of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Linz, Austria, in May 2006.
The series is devoted to the publication of high-level monographs, surveys and proceedings which cover the whole spectrum of computational and applied mathematics. The books of this series are addressed to both specialists and advanced students. Interested authors may submit book proposals to the Managing Editor or to any member of the Editorial Board. Managing EditorOtmar Scherzer, RICAM, Linz, Austria; University of Vienna, Austria Editorial BoardHansjörg Albrecher, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandRonald H. W. Hoppe, University of Houston, USAKarl Kunisch, RICAM, Linz, Austria; University of Graz, AustriaHarald Niederreiter, RICAM, Linz, AustriaChristian Schmeiser, University of Vienna, Austria