“This book provides a new higher-grade theory of mechano-thermo-electromagnetic processes in polarizing non-ferromagnetic media. The theory is based on taking account of the mass flux of non-diffusive and non-convective origin associated with the changes in the material microstructure. The book is well structured. In the first part, important generalizations of the theory of dielectrics have been made. In the second one, the authors have obtained a number of interesting practical results. Ideas formulated in the book can be developed and implemented in a study of the behavior of other practically important materials, including solid solutions, viscous liquids, etc. Presented results will be of major interest for students, beginning researchers, and experts working in the fields of material sciences and nonlocal continuum physics.”
~Prof. Yevhen Chaplya, Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
“This book presents a new continuum thermodynamic approach toward a high-order deformation theory for thermoelastic nonferromagnetic dielectrics. By taking into consideration the local mass displacement and impact of electric dipoles and quadrupoles onto the polarization current, the classical theory of dielectrics is extended to be capable of accommodating the surface and size phenomena, which is extremely important for picturing the behavior of solids with small physical dimensions. The book can be useful for scientists and engineers, in both academia and industry, who are interested in the mathematical modeling of coupled fields in dielectric solids with size effects and related subjects.”
~Prof. Yuriy Tokovyy, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“Since the classical theory of dielectrics is based on the local constitutive equations, it cannot explain the specific electromechanical behavior of small-scale structures. This book presents a new gradient-type continuum theory of electrothermoelasticity for capturing surface and size effects that may be of special interest in designing small-sized devices utilizing microbeam elements, films, fibers, etc.”
~Prof. Olexander Andrejkiv, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
“This book presents a new gradient-type theory that takes into account the changes in material microstructure, or the local mass displacement, and describes coupled processes of deformation and heat conduction in dielectrics. The proposed theory can explain many phenomena appearing in dielectric materials.”
~Prof. Yuriy Povstenko, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Poland
“This book offers a new approach to the construction of gradient-type mathematical models of elastic polarized continua. The developed model is capable of predicting nonlocal effects, such as the near-surface and size effects and therefore can be effectively used to study the electromechanical properties of micro-/nanoscale structures. The text is easy to read and lies within the grasp of both undergraduate and postgraduate students with basic knowledge in the area of generalized theories of dielectrics.”
~Prof. Yaroslav A. Zhuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
