Heterogeneous Materials I Linear Transport and Optical Properties /

• Main Author: Sahimi, Muhammad (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 22
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Continuum physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Materials science.; Applications of Mathematics.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Classical Continuum Physics.

This book describes and discusses the properties of heterogeneous materials. The properties considered include the conductivity (thermal, electrical, magnetic), elastic moduli, dielectrical constant, optical properties, mechanical fracture, and electrical and dielectrical breakdown properties. Both...

Table of Contents:

• Characterization and Modelling of the Morphology
• Characterization of Connectivity and Clustering
• Characterization and Modelling of the Morphology
• Linear Transport and Optical Properties
• Effective Conductivity, Dielectric Constant and Optical Properties: The Continuum Approach
• Effective Conductivity and Dielectric Constant: The Discrete Approach
• Frequency-Dependent Properties: The Discrete Approach
• Rigidity and Elastic Properties: The Continuum Approach
• Rigidity and Elastic Properties: The Discrete Approach
• Rigidity and Elastic Properties of Network Glasses, Prolymers, and Composite Solids: the Discrete Approach.