title: Introduction: some recent developments of nonlinear water wave theory.
abstract: The opening article of this issue is intended to provide a review of some relevant topics of the mathematical theory of water waves that have recently received considerable attention in the research literature. We also provide a brief discussion about the content and contribution of the articles that make up this issue.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. adrian@maths.tcd.ie
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constantin