Bruggeman formalism for two models of uniaxial composite media: Dielectric properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-196

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   Michel, Bernhard ^b   Weiglhofer, Werner S ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruggeman formalism; Dielectric properties; Uniaxial composite media

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE);

BRUGGEMAN FORMALISM; HOMOGENIZED COMPOSITE MEDIUM (HCM);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031069611     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00122-4     Document Type: Article

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