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Fractality in resistive circuits: The Fibonacci resistor networks

Statistical Mechanics 2024-09-04 v1

Abstract

We propose two new kinds of infinite resistor networks based on the Fibonacci sequence: a serial association of resistor sets connected in parallel (type 1) or a parallel association of resistor sets connected in series (type 2). We show that the sequence of the network's equivalent resistance converges uniformly in the parameter α=r2r1[0,+)\alpha=\frac{r_2}{r_1} \in [0,+\infty), where r1r_1 and r2r_2 are the first and second resistors in the network. We also show that these networks exhibit self-similarity and scale invariance, which mimics a self-similar fractal. We also provide some generalizations, including resistor networks based on high-order Fibonacci sequences and other recursive combinatorial sequences.

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@article{arxiv.2409.00229,
  title  = {Fractality in resistive circuits: The Fibonacci resistor networks},
  author = {Petrus H. R. dos Anjos and Fernando A. Oliveira and David L. Azevedo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.00229},
  year   = {2024}
}