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We study the distribution $P(\sigma)$ of the equivalent conductance $\sigma$ for Erd\H{o}s-R\'enyi (ER) and scale-free (SF) weighted resistor networks with $N$ nodes. Each link has conductance $g\equiv e^{-ax}$, where $x$ is a random number…
We revisit the classical problem of liquid imbibition in a single pore with spatially varying wettability. Starting from the Lucas-Washburn equation, we derive analytical solutions for the imbibition time (crossing time) in systems where…
Upscaling Klinkenberg-corrected gas permeability, k, in unconventional tight sandstones has numerous practical applications, particularly in gas exploration and production. In this study, we adapt the effective-medium approximation (EMA)…
The intricate interplay between complex permittivity and permeability constitutes the cornerstone of electromagnetic (EM) applications, enabling precise customization for various uses. This study employed silver-epoxy nano-composites to…
We consider the problem of electron transport in segregated conductor-insulator composites in which the conducting particles are connected to all others via tunneling conductances, thus forming a global tunnelingconnected resistor network.…
The empirical scaling law, wherein the total photoabsorption cross section depends on the single variable $\eta=(Q^2 + m^2_0)/\Lambda^2 (W^2)$, provides empirical evidence for saturation in the sense of $\sigma_{\gamma^* p} (W^2, Q^2) /…
Correlations between electrical and thermal conduction in polymer composites are blurred due to the complex contribution of charge and heat carriers at the nanoscale junctions of filler particles. Conflicting reports on the lack or…
Connectedness percolation phenomena in two-dimensional packings of elongated particles (discorectangles) were studied numerically. The packings were produced using random sequential adsorption (RSA) off-lattice model with preferential…
In conductor-insulator nanocomposites in which conducting fillers are dispersed in an insulating matrix the electrical connectedness is established by interparticle tunneling or hopping processes. These systems are intrinsically…
Water movement in unsaturated soils gives rise to measurable electrical potential differences that are related to the flow direction and volumetric fluxes, as well as to the soil properties themselves. Laboratory and field data suggest that…
In this study, we develop a saturation-dependent treatment of dispersion in porous media using concepts from critical path analysis, cluster statistics of percolation, and fractal scaling of percolation clusters. We calculate spatial solute…
The Symmetric Exclusion Process (SEP), in which particles hop symmetrically on a discrete line with hard-core constraints, is a paradigmatic model of subdiffusion in confined systems. This anomalous behavior is a direct consequence of…
Connectedness percolation phenomena in the two-dimensional (2D) packing of binary mixtures of disks with different diameters were studied numerically. The packings were produced using random sequential adsorption (RSA) model with…
The dynamical conductivity $\sigma (\omega)$, reflectivity $R(\omega)$, and tunneling density of states $N(\omega)$ of strongly correlated systems (like heavy fermions) with a spin-density wave (SDW) magnetic order are studied as a function…
A theoretical model of electromigrative, diffusive and convectivetransport polymer-gel composites is presented. Bulk properties are derived from the standard electrokinetic model with an impenetrable charged sphere embedded in an…
Properties of fully ionized water plasmas are discussed including plasma charge density oscillations and the screening of the Coulomb law especially in the dilute classical Debye regime. A kinetic model with two charged particle scattering…
The transport coefficients of strongly interacting matter are currently subject of intense theoretical and phenomenological studies due to their relevance for the characterization of the quark-gluon plasma produced in ultra relativistic…
We study macroscopic electrical or thermal conductivity of a composite made of straight or coiled nanowires suspended in poorly conducting medium. We assume that volume fraction of the wires is so large that spaces occupied by them overlap,…
Fluid transport in porous materials is commonly studied in geological samples (soil, sediments etc.) or idealized systems, but the fluid flow through compacted granular materials, consisting of substantially strained granules, remains…
The origin of the universal optical conductivity form sigma(omega) ~ (1-e^(omega/T))/omega established in numerical model studies of doped antiferromagnets and consistent with experiments on cuprates near optimal doping is discussed. It is…