Abstract
We propose a model for statistically inhomogeneous two-phase random media, including functionally graded materials, consisting of inhomogeneous fully penetrable (Poisson distributed) spheres. This model can be constructed for any specified variation of volume fraction and permits one to represent and evaluate certain n-point correlation functions that statistically characterize the microstructure for this model. Unlike the case of statistically homogeneous media, the microstructure functions depend upon the absolute positions of their arguments. However, as with homogeneous random media, this microstructural information will be useful in obtaining rigorous estimates of the effective properties of such systems.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1558-1565 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics