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The method of functional equations is applied to evaluate the effective conductivity tensor for a rectangular array of highly conducting cylinders. The Rayleigh sum S 2 is calculated by Eisenstein and Weierstrass functions. Approximate analytical formula for the effective conductivity tensor are deduced.
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Rylko, N. Transport properties of a rectangular array of highly conducting cylinders. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 38, 1–12 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004669705627
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