imagine a transmission line where it is comprised of an ideal dielectric, where the loss tangent is zero, and its permittivity is constant with respect to frequency. if you consider only conductor losses in this transmission line, one will observe dispersion. -craig -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ankit wangoo Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 10:54 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] dispersion and group velocity Hi Is dispersion bound to happen due to propagation constant being depended on freq specially phase constant?Or it is solely because of permittivity of the material changes with Freq. Can we have dispersion when permittivity is constant? regards Ankit ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu