The authors have dedicated this book to Gérard A. Maugin, an exceptional French engineering scientist and philosopher. Maugin’s achievements in the fields of physical sciences and engineering embrace relativistic continuum mechanics, micromagnetism, electrodynamics of continua, thermomechanics, surface waves and nonlinear waves in continua, lattice dynamics, material equations and biomechanical applications.

• 1 Contributions employing often non-standard methods.- 2 The wide range of subjects that were covered by this exceptional scientific leader.- 3 The micromechanical basics to engineering applications.- 4 The old problems with incorrect or non-satisfying solutions.

The authors have dedicated this book to Gérard A. Maugin, an exceptional French engineering scientist and philosopher. Maugin’s achievements in the fields of physical sciences and engineering embrace relativistic continuum mechanics, micromagnetism, electrodynamics of continua, thermomechanics, surface waves and nonlinear waves in continua, lattice dynamics, material equations and biomechanical applications.

• 1 Contributions employing often non-standard methods.- 2 The wide range of subjects that were covered by this exceptional scientific leader.- 3 The micromechanical basics to engineering applications.- 4 The old problems with incorrect or non-satisfying solutions.

The authors have dedicated this book to Gérard A. Maugin, an exceptional French engineering scientist and philosopher. Maugin’s achievements in the fields of physical sciences and engineering embrace relativistic continuum mechanics, micromagnetism, electrodynamics of continua, thermomechanics, surface waves and nonlinear waves in continua, lattice dynamics, material equations and biomechanical applications.

• 1 Contributions employing often non-standard methods.- 2 The wide range of subjects that were covered by this exceptional scientific leader.- 3 The micromechanical basics to engineering applications.- 4 The old problems with incorrect or non-satisfying solutions.