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Main Author: Fel, Leonid
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20401
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contents We consider the problem of isotropic effective conductivity $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ in two-dimensional three- and four-phase symmetric composites with a partial isotropic conductivity $σ_j$ of the $j$-th phase. The upper $Ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ and lower $ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$, $n=3,4$, bounds for effective conductivity, found by the algebraic approach, are universal (independent of the composite micro-structure) and possess all algebraic properties of $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ that follow from physics: first-order homogeneity, full permutation invariance, Keller's self-duality, positivity, and monotony. The bounds are compatible with the trivial solution $σ_e(σ,\ldots,σ)=σ$ and satisfy Dykhne's ansatz. Their comparison with previously known numerical calculations, asymptotic analysis, and exact results for isotropic effective conductivity $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ of two-dimensional three- and four-phase composites showed complete agreement. The bounds $Ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ and $ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ in both cases $n=3,4$ are stronger than the currently known variational bounds.
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spellingShingle Isotropic conductivity of two-dimensional three- and four-phase symmetric composites: duality and universal bounds
Fel, Leonid
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
We consider the problem of isotropic effective conductivity $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ in two-dimensional three- and four-phase symmetric composites with a partial isotropic conductivity $σ_j$ of the $j$-th phase. The upper $Ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ and lower $ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$, $n=3,4$, bounds for effective conductivity, found by the algebraic approach, are universal (independent of the composite micro-structure) and possess all algebraic properties of $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ that follow from physics: first-order homogeneity, full permutation invariance, Keller's self-duality, positivity, and monotony. The bounds are compatible with the trivial solution $σ_e(σ,\ldots,σ)=σ$ and satisfy Dykhne's ansatz. Their comparison with previously known numerical calculations, asymptotic analysis, and exact results for isotropic effective conductivity $σ_e(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ of two-dimensional three- and four-phase composites showed complete agreement. The bounds $Ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ and $ω(σ_1,\ldots,σ_n)$ in both cases $n=3,4$ are stronger than the currently known variational bounds.
title Isotropic conductivity of two-dimensional three- and four-phase symmetric composites: duality and universal bounds
topic Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20401