Aspects of random-lay multiconductor cable propagation which are not statistical

Abstract

Many practical multiconductor transmission lines can be considered as random-lay cables in which the wires assume various positions in the transmission-line cross section. This paper considers some of the properties of propagation on such structures. In particular some aspects of such propagation are deterministic in nature. Such conclusions are based on low- and high-frequency considerations, and symmetry. Furthermore, reciprocity and energy conservation place restrictions on the allowable statistical distributions.