Heterogeneous Media 53 Mathai Joseph of the Tata formatIsbn:Softcover 9789048163663 Mathai Joseph of the Tata Research Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change presents the voices of women from every continent fully exploring micro macro interconnections*extensive introductory survey chapter on micromechanics of heterogeneous media*microstructure characterization via statistical correlation functions*micro scale deformation of pore space*wave fields and effective dynamical properties*modeling of the complex production technologies for composite materials The book is ideal for a general scientific and engineering audience needing an in depth view and guide to current ideas Topics and Features: * all chapters use interdisciplinary modeling perspective for investigating heterogeneous media*Five chapters provide self contained discussions