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Flicker-Noise (1/f-Noise)

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Flicker-noise in inhomogeneous media is considered. EMT-approximation method is described. Anomalously high rate of flicker nose in percolation system is discussed.

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Snarskii, A.A., Bezsudnov, I.V., Sevryukov, V.A., Morozovskiy, A., Malinsky, J. (2016). Flicker-Noise (1/f-Noise). In: Transport Processes in Macroscopically Disordered Media. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8291-9_13

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