Longitudinal Waves: Compression & Rarefaction

abhinavjeet · May 10, 2016

In a longitudinal wave is a compression pulse always followed by a rarefaction on its tail

tech99 · May 10, 2016

abhinavjeet said:

In a longitudinal wave is a compression pulse always followed by a rarefaction on its tail

It is possible to have just one direction of pulse but then the whole system has moved forward statically. For electrical transmission lines we have created a DC component. A balanced system of pulses (maybe 3 for instance) has no residual DC component. This would be obtained if the transmission line is driven via a DC blocking capacitor.

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