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To introduce the formulation and practical utility of the scattering matrix for evaluating power flow and physical realizability in linear networks.

January 1, 1956IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory

The Scattering Matrix in Network Theory

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HCH.J. CarlinThe Graduate Center, CUNY

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates scattering parameter formalisms in linear networks, highlighting conditions for physical realizability and power transfer.

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To introduce the formulation and practical utility of the scattering matrix for evaluating power flow and physical realizability in linear networks.
Defined scattering parameter descriptions for linear lumped and distributed networks in the frequency domain.
Performed scattering computations across model networks, including transformer four-ports, transformerless impedance-matching circuits, and transducers with parasitic capacitance.
Showed that the scattering matrix framework directly resolves power flow characteristics in terminated multi-port networks without requiring traditional impedance parameters.
Formulated frequency-domain physical realizability criteria for linear lumped systems using scattering terms and extended these rules to distributed network architectures.

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H.J. Carlin (1956) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72161726a7f98052de2005 https://doi.org/10.1109/tct.1956.1086297

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates scattering parameter formalisms in linear networks, highlighting conditions for physical realizability and power transfer.

The Scattering Matrix in Network Theory

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