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7.1 Randomsequential deposition 309
7.1.1 Faster-than-the-clock algorithms 310
7.2 Dynamic spin algorithms 313
7.2.1 Spin-flips and dice throws 314
7.2.2 Accelerated algorithms for discrete systems 317
7.2.3 Futility 319
7.3 Disks onthe unit sphere 321
7.3.1 Simulated annealing 324
7.3.2 Asymptotic densities and paper-cutting 327
7.3.3 Polydisperse disks and the glass transition 330
7.3.4 Jamming and planar graphs 331
Exercises 333
References 335

Acknowledgements 337

Index 339