Depolarization regions of nonzero volume in bianisotropic homogenized composites

Waves in Random and Complex Media

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-281

  Cui, J ^a   Mackay, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIANISOTROPIC HOMOGENIZED COMPOSITES; ELLIPSOIDAL GEOMETRY; STRONG-PROPERTY-FLUCTUATION THEORY;

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; DEPOLARIZATION; GEOMETRY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34447252400     PISSN: 17455030     EISSN: 17455049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17455030601178172     Document Type: Article

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