Publisher's Synopsis
This text presents a unified approach to the electrodynamics of continua, based on the principles of contemporary continuum of physics. The authors present a self-contained, finite deformation and finite electro-magnetic field theory from a unified viewpoint, providing critical illustrations by way of applications. The book examines the development of the ten basic balance laws in order to establish the macroscopic electromagnetic theory and the establishment of the general constitutive theory. By means of eight axioms, the local nonlinear theory is developed for finite deformations and E-M (electromagnetic) fields. In this way, it has been possible to express the nonlinear constitutive equations for the ninety magnetic groups relevant to magnetic crystals.
