Optical Rheometry of Complex Fluids

This book discusses the use of optical methods to measure the dynamics and structure of complex liquids subject to the influence of external (hydrodynamic, electric and magnetic) field. Techniques such as birefringence and dichoism, small wide angle light scattering, and Ram scattering are considered. It introduces the reader to the design of optical instrumentation a includes the theoretical background necessary to relate experimental observables to microsc structure and dynamics. Case studies given involving polymeric, colloidal, and surfactant system.