This appendix repeats some of the important mixing rules and other formulae. The geometry of the mixture is the following: in an environment with permittivity ε_e, inclusions (permittivity ε_i) occupy a volume fraction f. The homogenised effective permittivity is denoted by ε_eff.

Inspec keywords: permittivity; electrostatics; dielectric polarisation

Other keywords: homogenised effective permittivity; remote sensing; mixing rules; mixing formula; thermal microwave radiation

Subjects: Dielectric permittivity