Another class of linear models uses ideal, linear, lumped-parameter circuit elements (ideal resistors, capacitors, inductors, and dependent sources) to characterize active devices in terms of ...

Up until today, the circuit element had only been described in a series of mathematical equations written by Leon Chua, who in 1971 was an engineering student studying non-linear circuits.

Linear does not mean no distortion From Fig. 2, it seems intuitive that a linear function won't produce distortion, but a nonlinear function will. It is tempting to conclude that linear circuits are ...

Non-linear circuit elements include fixed resistors that become hot, and filament bulbs which become hot and glow. The shape of the I-V graph changes as temperature of the component increases.

Components which show I–V graphs that are not straight lines are non-linear circuit elements. The current through them is not directly proportional to the potential difference across them ...

At the nanoscale, the conductance of a coherent conductor is reduced by the back-action of the circuit in which it is inserted. The effect has been primarily studied for cases where it is small ...