Chapter 3: Mechanical Rectification
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Chapter 3: Mechanical Rectification
Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscillations - lines 15963-17754
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transients, alternating current, impedance and reactance, waves and transmission lines, field language, oscillation, transient phenomena
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Read this as an early engineering treatment of non-steady electrical behavior: sudden charge, discharge, wave travel, damping, and surge stress.
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