Euler's differential equation of the calculus of variations is used to determine the shape of a distributed-RC wire that minimizes Elmore delay. In two dimensions the optimal shape is an exponential taper. In three dimensions the optimal shape is a frustum of a cone.
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Fishburn et al. (1995) studied this question.
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