Research Article

Duality of Complex Systems Built from Higher-Order Elements

Table 1

Dual terms. The symbols F, F1, and F2 denote the general constitutive relations (F = implicit, F1 = for current-controlled elements, and F2 = for voltage-controlled elements).

System A        ↔     System A′

Short circuit: v(α) = 0Open circuit: i(α) = 0
Independent v(α) sourceIndependent i(α) source
Resistor: v = v(0), i = i(0)Conductor: v = v(0), i = i(0)
F(v,i) = 0 orF(i,v) = 0 or
v = F1(i) ori = F1(v) or
i = F2(v)v = F2(i)
Capacitor: v = v(0), q = i(−1)Inductor: φ = v(−1), i = i(0)
F(v,q) = 0 orF(i,φ) = 0 or
v = F1(q) ori = F1(φ) or
q = F2(v)φ = F2(i)
Memristor: φ = v(−1), q = i(−1)Memductor: φ = v(−1), q = i(−1)
F(φ,q) = 0 orF(q,v) = 0 or
φ = F1(q) orq = F1(φ) or
q = F2(φ)φ = F2(q)
(α,β) HOE: v(α), i(β)(β,α) HOE: v(β), i(α)
F(v(α), i(β)) = 0 orF(i(α), v(β)) = 0 or
v (α) = F1(i(β)) ori(α) = F1(v(β)) or
i(β) = F2(v(α))v(β) = F2(i(α))