This volume contains the texts of the main talks delivered at the International Symposium
on Complex Geometry and Analysis held in Pisa, May 23-27, 1988. The Symposium
was organized on the occasion of the sixtieth birthday of Edoardo Vesentini, by
some of his former students, in appreciation of his many contributions to mathematics, of
his teaching and advice.
The aim of the lectures was to describe the present situation, the recent developments
and research trends in several relevant topics in Complex Geometry and Analysis, that is in
those fields in which the mathematical activity ofE. Vesentini is most fruitful and inspiring.
The contributors are distinguished mathematicians who have actively collaborated with
the mathematical school in Pisa over the past thirty years.
The organizers would like to thank all the supporting institutions, and, in particular,
the Cornitato per la Matematica (CNR) and the Gruppo Nazionale di Geometria Analitica
ed Analisi Complessa (MPI).