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This volume examines the influence of electric fields on dielectric materials, exploring their
distinctive behavior through well-established principles of physics and engineering and review of recent
literature on dielectrics. Dielectrics in Electric
Fields discusses polarization phenomena in dielectrics; the
complex dielectric constant in an alternating electric field; dielectric relaxation and interfacial polarization;
the measurement of absorption and desorption currents in time domains; high field conduction
phenomena; Monte Carlo simulations of negative and positive coronas in
SF6; modeling of corona discharge; and more. The net effect is to help the reader understand nontraditional applications of
dielectric studies.
From the Preface: “...Deeper insight into the interaction between electric fields and molecules
has resulted in many new applications...Polymer scientists are interested in understanding the role of
long chain molecules in varied applications ranging from heat resistant dielectrics to self-repairing
plastics. The intensity of research in this area, after a brief respite, has resumed at a furious pace...The
book explains the behavior of dielectrics in electric fields in a fundamentally unifying approach that is
based on well-established principles of physics and engineering. Though excellent monographs exist
on specialized topics dealing with a relatively narrow area of interest, there is a need for a broader
approach to understand dielectrics...”
Target Audience: Physicists, chemists, material scientists, electrical engineers, and other
researchers, technologists, and upper-level students concerned with understanding the behavior of dielectrics
in electric fields.
Table of Contents:
Introductory Concepts
Polarization and Static Dielectric Constant
Dielectric Loss and Relaxation - I
Dielectric Loss and Relaxation - II
Experimental Data (Frequency Domain)
Absorption and Desorption Currents
Field Enhanced Conduction
Fundamental Aspects of Gaseous Breakdown - I
Fundamental Aspects of Electrical Breakdown - II
Thermally Stimulated Processes
Space Charge in Solids Dielectrics
Appendices
Index
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