part SECTION I ELEMENTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSIN MEDIA -- chapter 1 General Introduction / Dider Felbacq, Andre´ Nicolet, and Fre´de´ric Zolla -- chapter 2 A Review of Natural Materials and Properties in Micro-Waves and Optics / Bernard Gil -- chapter 3 FromMicrophysics to Mesophysics: Obtaining Effective Properties fromMicroscopic Behaviors / Alexandru` Cabuz -- chapter 4 Transformation Optics in a Nutshell / Andre´ Nicolet -- part SECTION II GENERAL METHODS: WAVES INPERIODIC MEDIA -- chapter 5 Propagation in Periodic Media: Bloch Waves and Evanescent / Waves Dider Felbacq and Fre´de´ric Zolla -- chapter 6 Scattering Problems: Numerical Methods (FEM, Multiple Scattering) / Dider Felbacq, Fre´de´ric Zolla, and Andre´ Nicolet -- part SECTION III APPLICATIONS: EFFECTIVE PROPERTIESOF METAMATERIALS -- chapter 7 Soft Problems: Nonresonant Dielectric Structures / Dider Felbacq, Fre´de´ric Zolla, and Guy Bouchitte´ -- chapter 8 Stiff Problems: High Contrast Objects / Dider Felbacq, Fre´de´ric Zolla, Andre´ Nicolet, and Guy Bouchitte´ -- chapter 9 Resonant Problems / Dider Felbacq and Guy Bouchitte´ -- chapter SECTION IV MATHEMATICAL ANNEX.

"The domain of metamaterials now covers many area of physics: electromagnetics, acoustics, mechanics, thermics, or even seismology. Huge literature is now available on the subject but the results are scattered. Although many ideas and possible applications have been proposed, which of these will emerge as a viable technology will only unfold with time.This book covers the fundamental science behind metamaterials, from the physical, mathematical, and numerical points of view, focusing mainly on methods. It concentrates on electromagnetic waves, but would also be useful in studying other types of metamaterials. It presents the structure of Maxwell equations, discusses the homogenization theory in detail, and includes important problems on resonance. It has an entire section devoted to numerical methods (finite elements, Fourier modal methods, scattering theory), which aims to motivate a reader to implement them. The book is not written as a collection of independent chapters but as a textbook with a strong pedagogical flavor."--Provided by publisher.