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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Network Theory

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  • Calculating resistance in complex resistor networks with arbitrary boundaries is challenging.
  • Existing methods like Green's function and Laplacian matrices are insufficient for networks with zero-resistance boundaries and complex configurations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a general recursion-transform (R-T) method for analyzing two-dimensional resistor networks.
  • To provide a novel solution for calculating the resistance of m×n resistor networks with null resistors and arbitrary boundaries.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a general recursion-transform (R-T) method.
  • Application of the R-T method to a specific case of a rectangular m×n resistor network with a null resistor and three arbitrary boundaries.

Main Results:

  • Derivation of general formulas for resistance between any two nodes in nonregular m×n resistor networks (finite and infinite cases).
  • Presentation of 12 specific cases derived from the general formulas.
  • Discovery of an integral identity by comparing equivalent resistances of different network structures.

Conclusions:

  • The R-T method offers a powerful and general approach for solving previously intractable resistor network problems.
  • The derived formulas and special cases provide valuable tools for precise resistance calculations in complex networks.
  • The study advances the understanding of electrical network behavior under complex boundary conditions.