The residual resistivity in metals caused by wedge disclination dipoles was studied within the framework of the Drude formula. It was shown that the residual resistivity was proportional to L−p, where p=3 for biaxial and p=2 for uniaxial dipoles, and L was the size of the dipole arm.

Residual Resistivity due to Wedge Disclination Dipoles in Metals with Rotational Plasticity. S.E.Krasavin: Physics Letters A, 2007, 361[4-5], 442-4