Gelfand Mathematical Seminars, 1990-1992

This Seminar began in Moscow in November 1943 and has continued without interruption up to the present. We are happy that with this vol­ ume, Birkhiiuser has begun to publish papers of talks from the Seminar. It was, unfortunately, difficult to organize their publication before 1990. Since 1990, most of the talks have taken place at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Parallel seminar...