Variational and Free Boundary Problems

This volume contains articles based on recent research in variational and free boundary problems, as collected by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications. The collection as a whole concentrates on novel applications of variational methods to applied problems. The articles are based on models which arise in phase transitions, elastic/plastic contact problems, Hele-Shaw cells, crystal growth, variational formulation of computer vision models, magneto-hydrodynamics, bubble growth, hydrodynamics (jets and cavities), and stochastic control and economics. They represent mathematical methods which can be further extended and developed for other models.