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The chapter starts the introduction with the ubiquitousness of multiphysics. Examples are given to demonstrate the wide existence of multiphysical phenomena in both naturally occurring processes and man-made applications. These examples traced back to ancient activities of human beings, showing that multiphysics and their applications are neither new nor rare. We will also show that the understanding of such phenomena via computers, mostly in terms of multiphysics simulation, has also been around for decades. Brief introductions will also be made to reveal the relationships between multiphysics and the trends of interdisciplinary research, industrial collaboration, computer engineering, software engineering, rapidly increasing complexity of new scientific problems, and engineering design and policy-making. These will help readers understand the clear uprising trend of multiphysics and foresee its future developments.
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Liu, Z.(. (2018). History and Future. In: Multiphysics in Porous Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93028-2_1
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