The electrodynamics of continua is a branch ofthe physical sciences concerned with the interaction of electromagnetic fields with deformable bodies. De- formable bodies are considered to be continua endowed with continuous distributions of mass and charge. The theory of electromagnetic continua is concerned with the determination of deformations, motions, stress, and elec- tromagnetic fields developed in bodies upon the applications of external loads. External loads may be of mechanical origin (e.g., forces, couples, constraints placed on the surface of the body, and initial and boundary conditions arising from thermal and other changes) and/or electromagnetic origin (e.g., electric, magnetic, and current fields). Because bodies of different constitutions respond to external stimuli in a different way, it is imperative to characterize properly the response functions relevant to a given class of continua. This is done by means of the constitutive theory. For example, an elastic dielectric responds to electromagnetic fields in a totally different way than a magnetic fluid.
The present book is intended to present a unified approach to the subject matter, based on the principles of contemporary continuum physics.
- ISBN10 0387969365
- ISBN13 9780387969367
- Publish Date 11 December 1989
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 September 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition 1990 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 453
- Language English