[Math] Survey papers on the role played by PDE in mathematics

ap.analysis-of-pdesbig-listdg.differential-geometryfa.functional-analysisreference-request

There are already several questions on MathOverflow that inquire about the many diverse relationships between PDE and several other 'areas' of mathematics (e.g., algebraic and differential geometry and topology, number theory, harmonic analysis, probability theory, dynamical systems, etc.); however, most of the answers give only a few particular examples.

The aim of this question is to collect a [big-list] of references (i.e., broad surveys or monographs) that specifically focus on the role played by PDE in various other areas of mathematics, or on methods "stemming from other topics" that are used in the analysis of PDE.

Best Answer

Geometry in Partial Differential Equations (A. Pràstaro, Th.M. Rassias)

This book emphasizes the interdisciplinary interaction in problems involving geometry and partial differential equations. It provides an attempt to follow certain threads that interconnect various approaches in the geometric applications and influence of partial differential equations. A few such approaches include: Morse-Palais-Smale theory in global variational calculus, general methods to obtain conservation laws for PDEs, structural investigation for the understanding of the meaning of quantum geometry in PDEs, extensions to super PDEs (formulated in the category of supermanifolds) of the geometrical methods just introduced for PDEs and the harmonic theory which proved to be very important especially after the appearance of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem, which provides a link between geometry and topology.

• For the question "What connections are there between number theory and partial differential equations?" see this MSE thread. (In brevity the answer given there as a comment can't be beaten :)