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If you find water analogies helpful for circuit elements, here is one for the memristor: "The closest analogy I can think of is a sand filter, an item of appar
by bryan0 6y ago
If you find water analogies helpful for circuit elements, here is one for the memristor:
"The closest analogy I can think of is a sand filter, an item of apparatus used in water-purification plants. As contaminated water flows through a bed of sand and gravel, sediment gradually clogs the pores of the filter and thereby increases resistance. Reversing the flow flushes out the sediment and reduces resistance." -- https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-memristor https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-memristor
- chongli 6y agoIsn’t that like a capacitor? As it charges the voltage increases and the current drops until it reaches zero. Then if you discharge it you can start over again.
- Konohamaru 6y agoA capacitor is like a rubber membrane that has elasticity. When the capacitor/rubber membrane is stretched to its limit, it either breaks (dielectric breakdown) or it releases that energy causing a flow in the opposite direction. A sand filter has no limit (as it gets more clogged, it starts resembling a closed valve) and it can't release built up energy (flowing in the opposite direction just "opens the valve")
- freeone3000 6y agoCapacitors bridge voltage and charge, yes. In exactly the same way, memristors bridge charge and flux.