Dielectric resonances of binary random networks

Abstract

We investigate the AC conductivity of binary random impedance networks, with emphasis on its dependence on the ratio of the complex conductances of both phases. We propose an algorithm to determine the conductance of a finite network, in terms of its poles and of the associated residues. A numerical implementation of the algorithm, on the example of the square lattice, allows a detailed investigation of the resonant dielectric response of the binary model, including the density of resonances, the spectral function, the distribution of spacings between resonances. The distribution of local electric fields at resonance is found to be multifractal.