Local Gradient Theory for Dielectrics

This book is devoted to the development of the local gradient theory of dielectrics. It presents a brief description of the known approaches to the construction of generalized (integral- and gradient-type) continuous theories of dielectrics.

1. A Review of the Gradient and Nonlocal Theories of Electrothermoelastic Polarized Media. 2. Thermodynamic Foundations of Local Gradient Electrothermomechanics of Polarized Nonferromagnetic Solids Taking the Local Mass Displacement into Account. 3. Generalized Local Gradient Theories of Dielectrics. 4. Near-Surface Inhomogeneity of Electromechanical Fields. 5. Stationary Harmonic Wave Processes.