MACROSCOPIC RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE MEDIA: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

David J. Bergman

School of Physics and Astronomy

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, 69978 Israel

A brief survey is given of the field and of the special characteristics of theoretical research in it.
Some results are described that were first obtained from such studies. These include improved bounds for macroscopic
moduli, possibility of obtaining enhanced thermoelectric response, intrinsic optical bistability, and a critical point in the strong field magnetoresistance of a composite medium.

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