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Old 06-May-2008, 04:47 PM
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But shouldn't the diode be included in the list of circuit elements?
The three mentioned - inductor, capacitor and resistor - are basic circuit devices. Think of them as fundamental units. Are you suggesting that diode operation cannot be expressed in terms of those three?
No, what I am saying is that if the memristor cannot be modelled in terms of those three elements, then neither should be the diode or other non-linear elements.
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