The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …

The rich and diverse dynamics of particle-based systems ultimately originates from the
coupling of their degrees of freedom via internal interactions. To arrive at a tractable …

Summary Approximately 30%–40% of global CO 2 fixation occurs inside a non-membrane-
bound organelle called the pyrenoid, which is found within the chloroplasts of most …

We study the melting of quasi-two-dimensional colloidal hard spheres by considering a tilted
monolayer of particles in sedimentation-diffusion equilibrium. In particular, we measure the …

Abstract Characterization of the morphology, identification of patterns and quantification of
order encountered in colloidal assemblies is essential for several reasons. First of all, it is …

Phase transitions significantly differ between 2D and 3D systems, but the influence of
dimensionality on the glass transition is unresolved. We use microscopy to study colloidal …

Because of their aperiodic nature, quasicrystals are one of the least understood phases in
statistical physics. One significant complication they present in comparison to their periodic …

The pair-distribution function, which provides information about correlations in a system of
interacting particles, is one of the key objects of theoretical soft matter physics. In particular, it …

Liquid structure carries deep imprints of an inherent thermal invariance against a spatial
transformation of the underlying classical many-body Hamiltonian. At first order in the …

Colloidal suspensions of monodisperse spherical particles have been extensively studied
since one of the main advantages of these systems is their similarity to atomic ones. This …