Foams

Prof. Isabelle Cantat Professor at Université de Rennes 1, and Research Scientist at the Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1.Prof. Sylvie Cohen-Addad Professor at Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, and Research Scientist at the Institut des Nano-Sciences de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6. Dr. Florence Elias Lecturer at Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, and Research Scientist at the Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Université Paris 7. Dr. François Graner Senior CNRS Research Scientist (Directeur de Recherche) at the Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Université Paris 7. Prof. Reinhard Höhler Professor at Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, and Research Scientist at the Institut des Nano-Sciences de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6.Dr. Olivier Pitois Senior IFSTTAR Research Scientist (Directeur de Recherche) at the Laboratoire Navier, CNRS, École des Ponts ParisTech, IFSTTAR. Dr. Florence Rouyer Lecturer at Université de Paris Est - Marne la Vallée and Research Scientist at the Laboratoire Navier, CNRS, École des Ponts ParisTech, IFSTTARDr. Arnaud Saint-Jalmes CNRS Research Scientist at the Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1.

• Introduction1: Uses of foams2: Foams at equilibrium3: Birth, life and death4: Rheology5: Experimental and numerical methods

A wide survey of the basic physics of foams, composed by a team of distinguished contributors to the field. Well organised and attractively illustrated, it will be an essential guide to our present understanding of the subject.