Re: [Algorithms] Circuit solver

[Jon W. <jw...@gm...>]

Rachel Blum wrote:
> Diodes could just be treated as "open connections" (unless you're 
> interested in tunneling etc)

It turns out that diodes and wires are actually significantly different, 
even in steady state. In the absolutely simplest case, where there is 
only a single linear flow, with a diode in the forward direction, there 
may still be something like a 0.5V drop through the diode. Once the 
circuit includes more branches, the differences between diodes and wire 
increase quite dramatically.

Sincerely,

jw



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