Frontiers and Progress of Current Soft Matter Research (Paperback)

1. Introduction to Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics and its Foundations.- 2. On the Foundational Principles of Statistical Mechanics.- 3. Generalized Onsager Principle and It Applications.- 4. An Introduction to Emergence Dynamics in Complex Systems.- 5. Basics of Molecular Modeling and Molecular Simulation.- 6. Cocoon Silk: from Mesoscopic Materials Design to Engineering Principles and Applications.- 7. A Primer on Gels (with an Emphasis on Molecular Gels).-  8. Freedericksz-like Positional Transition Triggered by an External Electric Field.