Reflection and Transmission of Acoustic Waves

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Watch the reflection and transmission of a simple rectangular pulse as it impinges on a boundary that separates two media having differing density and velocity. The ratios of these parameters are set with the sliders, and the animation proceeds with the current settings. For density and velocity ratios both equal to 1, no reflection occurs; for a density or velocity ratio equal to zero, no transmission occurs.

Contributed by: David von Seggern (March 2011)
University Nevada–Reno
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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