Variational methods in nonlinear analysis

the long version

This volume brings together papers presented during the fourteenth course on Variational Methods in Nonlinear Analysis held at Erice, Sicily, from 12 to 20 May 1992. Attended by international experts from ten countries, the aim of the course was to stimulate discussion on recent advances in the Calculus of Variations in the Large and its applications to Nonlinear Analysis. The course was structured around a series of plenary addresses on the state of the art in the field, invited lectures and short communications.