CHAPTER IX. INDUCTIVE DISCHARGES. 535 64. Massed inductance discharging into distributed circuit. Combination of generating station and transmission line. 535 65. Equations of inductance, and change of constants at transition point. 536 66. Line open or grounded at end. Evaluation of frequency constant and resultant decrement. 538 67. The final equations, and their discussion. 540 68. Numerical example. Calculation of the first six har- monics. 542 APPENDIX: VELOCITY FUNCTIONS OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD. 545 SECTION I TRANSIENTS IN TIME TKANSIENTS IN TIME