Soft Matter Theory

In the Soft Matter Theory Group we use the methods of classical statistical mechanics to investigate soft matter, both in- and out-of-equilibrium. While soft matter systems, such as colloidal dispersions, are certainly relevant for many applications, they also represent interesting classical many-body systems with nontrivial collective behaviour, e.g. phase transitions.

By analyzing simple model systems we aim to identify fundamental physical mechanisms underlying the collective many-body dynamics. This involves the application of established techniques from liquid-state theory, such as (classical) density functional theory and integral equations, as well as the development of new analytic and numerical approaches.