Hong, Wei = 膠體玻璃化相變的實驗及理論研究 / 洪偉. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-91). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Hong, Wei = Jiao ti bo li hua xiang bian de shi yan ji li lun yan jiu / Hong Wei. / Abstract --- p.i / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Experimental background --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- What is a colloidal system? --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Single particle diffusion --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Inter-particle interaction --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Colloidal phase transition --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2 --- Glass transition --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Vibrational modes --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Dynamics --- p.21 / Chapter 2 --- Experimental setup and methods --- p.29 / Chapter 2.1 --- Sample and setup --- p.29 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.29 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Setup --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2 --- Resolution enhancement --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Alignment --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Lens resolution --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Lens combination --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- LED light source and filter --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3 --- Image preprocessing --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Background subtraction --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Noise filter --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Particle recognition and tracking --- p.45 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Dedrift --- p.47 / Chapter 3 --- Measurement --- p.50 / Chapter 3.1 --- Dynamical characteristics --- p.50 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Mean squared displacement --- p.50 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Diffusion coefficient versus area fraction --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2 --- Structural characteristics --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Pair correlation function --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Cluster statistics --- p.62 / Chapter 4 --- Dynamical heterogeneity and structural properties --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1 --- Dynamical heterogeneity --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2 --- Structural properties --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The general picture --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Identification of the slow particles --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Growing clusters of slow particles --- p.80 / Chapter 5 --- Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter 5.1 --- Percolation model --- p.81 / Chapter 6 --- Summary and conclusion --- p.87 / Bibliography --- p.89