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ACCORDING TO an old Danish proverb, it is difficult to predict, especially the future. That does not discourage requests for predictions; in this new millennium the demand is ever more pressing. The authors of this volume, in honor of Nick Metropolis, have been asked to foretell the future of their fields. We’ll comply the best we can, viewing the recent past as a clue.
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Lax, P.D. (2000). The Future of Differential Equations. In: Hecker, S.S., Rota, GC. (eds) Essays on the Future. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0777-1_13
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