Institut für Theoretische Physik, Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
J Phys Condens Matter. 2022 Dec 13;35(4). doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/ac8633.
Classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) has become one of the central modeling approaches in nonequilibrium soft matter physics. Recent years have seen the emergence of novel and interesting fields of application for DDFT. In particular, there has been a remarkable growth in the amount of work related to chemistry. Moreover, DDFT has stimulated research on other theories such as phase field crystal models and power functional theory. In this perspective, we summarize the latest developments in the field of DDFT and discuss a variety of possible directions for future research.
经典动力密度泛函理论（DDFT）已成为非平衡软物质物理的主要建模方法之一。近年来，DDFT 出现了一些新颖而有趣的应用领域。特别是，与化学相关的研究工作显著增加。此外，DDFT 还激发了对相场晶体模型和幂泛函理论等其他理论的研究。在这个视角下，我们总结了 DDFT 领域的最新发展，并讨论了未来研究的各种可能方向。
