Chapter 4: Traveling Waves. 457
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| Source | Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscillations |
| Year | 1909 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-transient-electric-phenomena-oscillations-chapter-17 |
| Location | lines 1112-1147 |
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| Word Count | 99 |
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Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER IV. TRAVELING WAVES. 457 20. Different forms of the equations of the traveling wave. 457 CONTENTS. xxiii PAGE 21. Component waves and single traveling wave. Attenua- tion. 459 22. Effect of inductance, as loading, and leakage, on attenu- ation. Numerical example of telephone circuit. 462 23. Traveling sine wave and traveling cosine wave. Ampli- tude and wave front. 464 24. Discussion of traveling wave as function of distance, and of time. 466 25. Numerical example, and its discussion. 469 26. The alternating-current long-distance line equations as special case of a traveling wave. 471 27. Reduction of the general equations of the special traveling wave to the standard form of alternating-current trans- mission line equations. 474Source-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”CHAPTER IV. TRAVELING WAVES. 457 20. Different forms of the equations of the traveling wave. 457 CONTENTS. xxiii PAGE 21. Component waves and single traveling wave. Attenua- tion. 459 22. Effect of inductance, as loading, and leakage, on attenu- ation. Numerical example of telephone circuit ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”... - ation. Numerical example of telephone circuit. 462 23. Traveling sine wave and traveling cosine wave. Ampli- tude and wave front. 464 24. Discussion of traveling wave as function of distance, and of time. 466 25. Numerical example, and its discussion. 469 26. The alternating-current long-distance line equations as special case of a traveling wave. 471 27. Reduction of the general equations of the special traveling wave to the standard form of alternating-current trans- mission line equations. 474Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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