This book presents important recent developments in mathematical and computational methods used in impedance imaging and the theory of composite materials. The exposition brings simplicity to the advanced material by augmenting the theory with interesting practical examples and numerical illustrations. An introductory chapter covers the necessary basics. An extensive bibliography and open problems at the end of each chapter enhance the text. Graduate students and researchers in mathematics will benefit from this book. Researchers in engineering and physics might also find it helpful.

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Habib Ammari (born in June 1969) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from École Polytechnique Palaiseau in 1992, 1993, and 1995, respectively, and the Habilitation Degree from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), in 1999. He is currently Director of Research at the French Center of Scientific Research (CNRS). His current research interests include biomedical imaging, electrical impedance tomography, inverse problems, and electromagnetic modelling. He has contributed over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, authored four books and edited three others. He is serving as an editor of several mathematical journals. Habib Ammari has been invited to more than 30 international conferences. He produced 10 Ph.D. students and served as adviser for 10 post-docs.

Inhalt
Layer Potentials and Transmission Problems.- Uniqueness for Inverse Conductivity Problems.- Generalized Isotropic and Anisotropic Polarization Tensors.- Full Asymptotic Formula for the Potentials.- Near-Boundary Conductivity Inclusions.- Impedance Imaging of Conductivity Inclusions.- Effective Properties of Electrical Composites.- Transmission Problem for Elastostatics.- Elastic Moment Tensor.- Full Asymptotic Expansions of the Displacement Field.- Imaging of Elastic Inclusions.- Effective Properties of Elastic Composites.