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A micromorphic continuum model of a deformable electromagnetic conductor is established introducing microdensities of bound and free charges. The conductive part of electric current consists of contributions due to free charges and microdeformation. Beside the conservation of charge, we derive suitable evolution equations for electric multipoles which are exploited to obtain the macroscopic form of Maxwell’s equations. A constitutive model for electromagneto-elastic conductors is considered which allows for a natural characterization of perfect conductors independently on the form of the constitutive equation for the conduction current. A generalized Ohm’s law is also derived for not ideal conductors which accounts for relaxation effects. The consequences of the linearized Ohm’s law on the classic magnetic transport equation are shown.
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Romeo, M. A microstructure continuum approach to electromagneto-elastic conductors. Continuum Mech. Thermodyn. 28, 1807–1820 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00161-016-0513-2
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