Mathematics of Surfaces XII: 12th IMA International Conference, Sheffield, UK, September 4-6, 2007, Proceedings / Edition 1

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th IMA International Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces, held in Sheffield, UK in September 2007. The papers cover a range of ideas from underlying theoretical tools to industrial uses of surfaces. Research is reported on theoretical aspects of surfaces as well as more practical topics.