Dielectrics and Waves Book

	Survey	1
I	Theory
A	Macroscopic Properties of Dielectrics	3
1	Complex Permittivity and Permeability	3
2	Polarization and Magnetization	5
3	Description of Dielectrics by Various Sets of Parameters	9
4	Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves on Boundaries; Measurement of Dielectrics by Standing Waves	13
B	Molecular Properties of Dielectrics	18
1	Molecular Mechanisms of Polarization	18
2	Polarization and Atomic Structure	21
3	Structure and Dielectric Response of Molecules	30
4	Relaxation Polarization in Liquids and Solids	36
5	Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity	40
II	Dielectric Measuring Techniques
A	Permittivity	47
1	Lumped Circuits	47
2	Distributed Circuits	63
B	Permeability	122
C	Microwave Spectroscopy	134
D	Magnetic Resonance	139
III	Dielectric Materials and Their Applications
A	Dielectric Materials	147
1	Insulation Strength of High-Pressure Gases and of Vacuum	147
2	Liquid Dielectrics	156
3	Plastics as Dielectrics	168
4	Ceramics	179
B	Dielectrics in Equipments	189
1	Dielectrics in Power and Distribution Equipment	189
2	Dielectrics in Electronic Equipments	211
3	Dielectrics in Capacitors	221
4	Rubber and Plastics in Cables	225
5	Problems of the Cable Engineer	233
C	Dielectric Materials as Devices	242
1	Rectifiers	242
2	Piezoelectric Transducers and Resonators	250
3	Magnetic and Dielectric Amplifiers	261
4	Memory Devices	274
IV	Dielectric Requirements of the Armed Services
A	The Air Force	283
B	The Army	285
C	The Navy	288
V	Tables of Dielectric Materials	291
	Index	435