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Mechanics of Metamaterials with Negative Parameters

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This chapter gives a brief introduction to metamaterials starting from its definition to the generic (including electromagnetic) metamaterials, through mechanical metamaterial, and finally to the mechanics of metamaterials with special emphasis on negative properties.

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Lim, TC. (2020). Introduction. In: Mechanics of Metamaterials with Negative Parameters. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6446-8_1

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