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When a constant emf is applied across a network of conducting components there will be a short period during which the current will increase from zero to a steady value. The resultant steady current is referred to as a direct current and the theory of such currents is referred to as dc theory or dc network theory. The transient variable currents which accompany any change in the parameters of the circuit, as when the emf is either connected to or removed from the circuit, are treated in the next chapter.
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© 1991 A.J. Pointon and H.M. Howarth
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Pointon, A.J., Howarth, H.M. (1991). Direct current theory. In: AC and DC Network Theory. Physics and its Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3142-1_2
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