How does this man get his currents?

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The discussion focuses on understanding the generation of currents in a specific circuit involving a diode. The participant expresses confusion regarding the notation used and the behavior of the diode, which is affecting the current flow. The key takeaway is that the current through the diode, represented as f(...), is dependent on its voltage, and the analysis leads to the van der Pol equation, which is crucial for solving the problem.

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How does this man get his currents?

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I'm having a time trying to figure out how these currents are made.

I don't understand his notation. It seems simple, but it is going the opposite way of what it should be doing because of the diode, right?

Attached is the circuit and his formulations of the currents.
 

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f(...) is the current through the diode as function of its voltage. As long as f is unknown, the third equation says nothing interesting.
 
We are trying to find what f is.

Turns out that this turns into the van de pol equation.
 

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