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Scaling behavior of electric response in a non-linear composite

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A short, general overview of non-linearity in electrical (current) response in two different regimes and their origins are discussed. Special attention is paid to some recent experiments on non-linear response in inhomogeneous (composite) materials. A model percolating structure to study this behavior has been introduced. Results for this model and some of its predictions for both do and ac non-linear response have been discussed.

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  1. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, 700 064, Calcutta, India

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Sen, A.K., Gupta, A.K. (1994). Scaling behavior of electric response in a non-linear composite. In: Bardhan, K.K., Chakrabarti, B.K., Hansen, A. (eds) Non-Linearity and Breakdown in Soft Condensed Matter. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 437. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58652-0_43

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