Soft condensed matter physics

Soft condensed matter physics studies materials that are easily deformed by external forces, such as liquids, polymers, gels, foams, and biological materials. These substances have complex structures and behaviors resulting from interactions at the microscopic or molecular level. This field explores how their microscopic components give rise to their unique properties, like flow, elasticity, and self-organization. Understanding soft matter helps in developing new materials, medical applications, and technologies by revealing how small-scale interactions influence large-scale behavior in everyday materials.