Wave reflection

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Introduction

Summary

A study of the reflection of a wave travelling on a string when its end is either fixed or free to move.

Goals

• To illustrate how boundary conditions act on a signal.
• To describe the reflection process as the superposition of two progressive waves.

Features

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Tags

wave reflection superposition impedance boundary-condition string