Reciprocal relations, bounds, and size effects for composites with highly conducting interface

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-363

  Lipton, Robert ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite medium; Contact resistance; Reciprocal relation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE INTERFACES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

PHASE GEOMETRY; RECIPROCAL RELATIONS; SIZE EFFECTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031124862     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139995291180     Document Type: Article

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