This chapter is devoted to electromagnetism in deformable media. As with any model of material behaviour, the constitutive laws are required to be consistent with the second law of thermodynamics and to comply with the objectivity requirements. The models developed in this chapter describe various material properties and applied electromagnetic fields. The general subject of electroelasticity allows the investigation of piezoelectric materials. Ferrofluids are modelled as a mixture where the ferromagnetic particles are a micropolar constituent. Plasmas, e.g. ionized gases with free electrons and ions, are viewed as both binary mixtures and as a single fluid thus leading to magneto-hydrodynamic equations. Wave propagation of electromagnetic fields in chiral media and in ferrites is investigated.
Electromagnetism of Continuous Media
MORRO, ANGELO
2003-01-01
Abstract
This chapter is devoted to electromagnetism in deformable media. As with any model of material behaviour, the constitutive laws are required to be consistent with the second law of thermodynamics and to comply with the objectivity requirements. The models developed in this chapter describe various material properties and applied electromagnetic fields. The general subject of electroelasticity allows the investigation of piezoelectric materials. Ferrofluids are modelled as a mixture where the ferromagnetic particles are a micropolar constituent. Plasmas, e.g. ionized gases with free electrons and ions, are viewed as both binary mixtures and as a single fluid thus leading to magneto-hydrodynamic equations. Wave propagation of electromagnetic fields in chiral media and in ferrites is investigated.
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