"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Pulsed laser-induced nanoparticle formation : self-organization, dewetting and thin films -- 2.1. Pulsed laser-induced dewetting -- 2.2. Factors influencing laser irradiation -- 2.3. Liquid-film interactions -- 2.4. Nanoscale transport and dewetting -- 2.5. Experimental results on metallic film dewet…