Introduction ============= The chapter :ref:`IntroductionStart` is summarized in following presentation `Yade: past, present and future `__ with some additional different examples. This presentation is from year 2011 and does not include latest additions. As of year 2019 it is factually correct. .. todo:: Put link to the `Yade: past, present and future `__, or adapt it to give more general intro to particle models. .. todo:: Think about what is the scope of the introduction.