Foreword v D. Andelman, G. Reiter

Preface vii W. Hu, A.-C. Shi

Introduction. Role of Modeling in Soft Matter Physics 1 D. Frenkel

1. Applications of Density Functional Theory in Soft Condensed Matter 9 H. Löwen

2. Polymer Phase Separation 47 M. Müller

3. Self-Consistent Field Theory of Block Copolymers 85 F. Qiu, A.-C. Shi and Y. Yang

4. Dynamic Self-Consistent Field Theories for Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers 105 T. Kawakatsu

5. Molecular Dynamics in Crystallization of Helical Polymers: Crystal Ordering and Chirality Selection 133 T. Yamamoto

6. Interplay of Liquid-Liquid Demixing and Polymer Crystallization 179 W. Hu

7. Elucidation of Single Molecular Observation of a Giant DNA 207 C.-Y. Shew and K. Yoshikawa

8. Theoretical Modeling of Hydrogen Bonding in Macromolecular Solutions: The Combination of Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics 237 J. Ma, N. Jiang and H. Li

9. Exotic Electrostatics: Unusual Features of Electrostatic Interactions between Macroions 265 A. Naji, M. Kandu?, R. R. Netz and R. Podgornik

10. Computer Modeling of Liquid Crystals 297 R. Hashim

11. Drop Dynamics in Complex Fluids 339 J. J. Feng, X. Chen, P. Yue and C. Zhou