Preface. The Ideal Model of Chromatography; S. Golshan-Shirazi, G. Guiochon. The Equilibrium-Dispersive Model of Chromatography; S. Golshan-Shirazi, G. Guiochon. Review of the Various Models of Linear Chromatography, and their Solutions; S. Golshan-Shirazi, G. Guiochon. Theory of Zonoids: I) A Mathematical Summary; P.R. Valentin. Theory of Zonoids: II) Application to Chromatographic Processes; P.R. Valentin. Stochastic Theory of Chromatography. The Characteristic Function Method and the Approximation of Chromatographic Peak Shape; F. Dondi, G. Blo, M. Remelli, P. Reschiglian. Applications of a Mechanism-Independent Retention Equation-System Peaks; F. Riedo, E. Kováts. Principles of Adsorption at Solid Surfaces and their Significance in Gas/Solid and Liquid/Solid Chromatography; G.H. Findenegg. Unified Approach to the Theory of Chromatography. I) 'Incompressible', Binary Model Phase (Liquid Chromatography); D.E. Martire. Unified Approach to the Theory of Chromatography. II). Compressible, Neat Mobile Phase (Supercritical Fluid Chromatography); D.E. Martire, R.L. Riester, X. Zhang. The Position of Supercritical-Fluid Chromatography between Gas and Liquid Chromatography from a Kinetic Point of View; C.A. Cramers, P.J. Schoenmakers, H.-G. Janssen. Physicochemical Measurement by Chromatography: Overview and Solution Thermodynamics; J.R. Conder. Physicochemical Measurements by Chromatography: Diffusion and Rate Processes; N.A. Katsanos. Gas Chromatographic Techniques to Elucidate the Working Mechanism of Graphitized Carbon Black-Liquid Modifier-Eluate Interactions; F. Bruner. Mechanisms of the Separation and Transport of Polymer Systems in Chromatographic Media; R. Tijssen, J. Bos. Physicochemical Basis of Hydrophonic Interaction Chromatography; D. Haidacher, C. Horváth. Theoretical Aspects of Quantitative Affinity Chromatography; C. Vidal-Madjar, A. Jaulmes. Theoretical Basis of Field-Flow Fractionation; M. Martin, P.S. Williams. Conventional Isoelectric Focusing and Immobilized pH Gradients; P.G. Righetti, C. Tonani. Solute Band Spreading in Capillary Electrophoresis; E. Grushka. Index.