Soft matter science is nowadays an acronym for an increasingly important
class of materials, which ranges from polymers, liquid crystals,
colloids up to complex macromolecular assemblies, covering sizes from
the nanoscale up the microscale. Computer simulations have proven as an
indispensable, if not the most powerful, tool to understand properties
of these materials and link theoretical models to experiments. In this
first volume of a small series recognized leaders of the field review
advanced topics and provide critical insight into the state-of-the-art
methods and scientific questions of this lively domain of soft
condensed matter research.
