Resistors in dual networks

Abstract: Let

G

be a finite plane multigraph and

G^{'}

its dual. Each edge

e

of

G

is interpreted as a resistor of resistance

R_{e}

, and the dual edge

e^{'}

is assigned the dual resistance

R_{e^{'}} := 1 / R_{e}

. Then the equivalent resistance

r_{e}

over

e

and the equivalent resistance

r_{e^{'}}

over

e^{'}

satisfy

r_{e} / R_{e} + r_{e^{'}} / R_{e^{'}} = 1

. We provide a graph theoretic proof of this relation by expressing the resistances in terms of sums of weights of spanning trees in

G

and

G^{'}

respectively.

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