The provided text is the table of contents and prefaces for the second edition of the book "Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems in Mechanics and Physics" by Roger Temam. The book is part of the Applied Mathematical Sciences series, volume 68, published by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. The second edition includes new sections and chapters on attractors for systems where the semigroup is not compact, inertial manifolds, and the approximation of attractors and inertial manifolds. The prefaces provide an overview of the book's content, the motivation behind the study of infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, and the contributions of various researchers. The book covers a wide range of topics, including reaction-diffusion equations, fluid mechanics, pattern formation, wave equations, and the theory of attractors and inertial manifolds. It aims to bridge the gap between dynamical systems theory and evolutionary partial differential equations, providing a comprehensive treatment of the subject.The provided text is the table of contents and prefaces for the second edition of the book "Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems in Mechanics and Physics" by Roger Temam. The book is part of the Applied Mathematical Sciences series, volume 68, published by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. The second edition includes new sections and chapters on attractors for systems where the semigroup is not compact, inertial manifolds, and the approximation of attractors and inertial manifolds. The prefaces provide an overview of the book's content, the motivation behind the study of infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, and the contributions of various researchers. The book covers a wide range of topics, including reaction-diffusion equations, fluid mechanics, pattern formation, wave equations, and the theory of attractors and inertial manifolds. It aims to bridge the gap between dynamical systems theory and evolutionary partial differential equations, providing a comprehensive treatment of the subject.