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Research Directions in Distributed Parameter Systems Bill Rice Drawing on anecdotalThis book is composed of eleven chapters, written by experts in their respective fields, on topics ranging from control of the Navier Stokes equations to nondestructive evaluation all of which are modeled by distributed parameters systems. Written by the plenary speakers for the Conference on Future Directions in Distributed Parameter Systems (October 2000), the volume addresses the state of the art, open questions, and important research directions