This volume contains the proceedings of the 28th Europhysics Conference on Macromolecular
Physics held in Ulm Germany in September 1993. The topic covers a broad scope within the
field of polymer science. In its early days interest was focused on the nature of the melt and
of the glass transition. The latter phenomen underwent a pronounced renewal with the advent of
the mode coupling theory and polymers constitute only one class of substances within this
context. Consequently this volume considers the glass transition from different points of
view. It is the aim of this publication to demonstrate the state of the art of this evolution
by a balanced presentation of the subject that considers experimental work theory and
computer stimulation techniques.
