Chapter 5: Free Oscillations. 478
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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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-18 |
| Location | lines 1148-1186 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 117 |
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Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER V. FREE OSCILLATIONS. 478 28. Types of waves: standing waves, traveling waves, alter- nating-current waves. 478 29. Conditions and types of free oscillations. 478 30. Terminal conditions. 480 31. Free oscillation as standing wave. 481 32. Quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation, and their equa- tions. 482 33. Conditions under which a standing wave is a free oscilla- tion, and the power nodes of the free oscillation. 485 34. Wave length, and angular measure of distance. 487 35. Equations of quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation. 489 36. Terminal conditions. Distribution of current and voltage at start, and evaluation of the coefficients of the trigo- nometric series. 491 37. Final equations of quarter-wave and half- wave oscilla- tion. 492 38. Numerical example of the discharge of a transmission line. 493 39. Numerical example of the discharge of aSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”CHAPTER V. FREE OSCILLATIONS. 478 28. Types of waves: standing waves, traveling waves, alter- nating-current waves. 478 29. Conditions and types of free oscillations. 478 30. Terminal conditions. 480 31. Free oscillation as standing wave. 481 32. Quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation, and their equa- tions. 482 33. ...Transients / damping
Section titled “Transients / damping”CHAPTER V. FREE OSCILLATIONS. 478 28. Types of waves: standing waves, traveling waves, alter- nating-current waves. 478 29. Conditions and types of free oscillations. 478 30. Terminal conditions. 480 31. Free oscillation as standing wave. 481 32. Quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation, and thei ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”... 8 30. Terminal conditions. 480 31. Free oscillation as standing wave. 481 32. Quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation, and their equa- tions. 482 33. Conditions under which a standing wave is a free oscilla- tion, and the power nodes of the free oscillation. 485 34. Wave length, and angular measure of distance. 487 35. Equations of quarter-wave and half-wave oscillation. 489 36. Terminal conditions. Distribution of current and voltage at start, and evaluation of the coefficients of the trigo- nometric series. 491 37. Final equations of quarter ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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