TITLE: ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MULTIPHASE DIELECTRICS:
A PRIMER ON MODELING, THEORY AND COMPUTATION
PUBLISHER: SPRINGER LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/LRRrFz RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2015.01.19
ISBN: 9783642284274 STORE DATE: 2012
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AUTHOR: ZOHDI, TAREK I

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Recently, several applications, primarily driven
by microtechnology, have emerged where the use of materials with

tailored electromagnetic (dielectric) properties are necessary
for a successful overall design. The ``tailored'' aggregate
properties are
achieved by combining an easily moldable base matrix with
particles
having dielectric properties that are chosen to deliver
(desired) effective properties
In many cases, the analysis of such materials requires the
simulation of the macroscopic and microscopic electromagnetic
response, as well as its resulting coupled thermal
response, which can be important to determine possible failures
in ``hot spots.'' This necessitates
a stress analysis. Furthermore, because, oftentimes, such
processes initiate degratory chemical processes, it can be
necessary to also include models for these processes as well

A central objective of this work is to provide basic models and
numerical solution strategies to analyze the coupled response of

such materials by direct simulation using standard laptop/desktop
equipment. Accordingly, this monograph covers:

(1) The foundations of Maxwell's equations

(2) Basic homogenization theory

(3) Coupled systems (electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical and
chemical)

(4) Numerical methods and

(5) An introduction to select biological problems

The text can be viewed as a research monograph suitable for use
in an upper-division undergraduate or first year graduate course
geared towards students in the applied sciences, mechanics and
mathematics that have an interest in the analysis of particulate
materials