Propagation constant a conductor. The skin effect causes R along the conductor to be approximately dependent on frequency according to Losses in the dielectric depend on the loss tangent (tan "δ") of the material divided by the wavelength of the signal. Thus they are directly proportional to the frequency. The attenuation constant for a particular propagation mode in an optical fiber is the real part of the axial propagation constant. In electromagnetic theory, the phase constant, also called phase change constant, parameter or coefficient is the imaginary component of the propagation constant for a plane wave. It represents the change in phase
Distance oracle auxiliary data structure. A simple data structure that achieves this goal is a "matrix" which specifies, for each pair of nodes, the distance between them. This structure allows us to answer queries in constant time formula_2, but requires formula_3 extra space. It can be initialized in time formula_4 using an all-pairs shortest paths algorithm, such as the Floyd–Warshall algorithm. A DO lies between these two extremes. It uses less than formula_3 space in order to answer queries in less than formula_1 time. Most DOs have to compromise on accuracy, i.e. they don't return the accurate distance but rather a constant-factor