Contributors .............................................. viii
1 Microscopy of soft materials ................................. 1
Eric R. Weeks
2 Computational methods to study jammed systems ............... 25
Carl F. Schreck and Corey S. О'Hern
3 Soft random solids: particulate gels, compressed
emulsions, and hybrid materials ............................. 62
Anthony D. Dinsmore
4 Langmuir monolayers ......................................... 97
Michael Dennin
5 Computer modeling of granular rheology ..................... 121
Leonardo E. Silbert
6 Rheological and microrheological measurements of soft
condensed matter ........................................... 147
John R. de Bruyn and Felix K. Oppong
7 Particle-based measurement techniques for soft matter ...... 180
Nicholas T. Ouellette
8 Cellular automata models of granular flow .................. 209
G. William Baxter
9 Photoelastic materials ..................................... 230
Brian Utter
10 Image acquisition and analysis in soft condensed matter .... 248
Jeffrey S. Olafsen
11 Structure and patterns in bacterial colonies ............... 279
Nicholas C. Darnton
Index ...................................................... 326
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