Advances in Mechanics of Microstructured Media and Structures

This book is an homage to the pioneering works of E. Aero and G. Maugin in the area of analytical description of generalized continua. It presents a collection of contributions on micropolar micromorphic and strain gradient media media with internal variables metamaterials beam lattices liquid crystals and others. The main focus is on wave propagation stability problems homogenization and relations between discrete and continuous models.