Simplified Impedance Analysis

The above results are quickly derived from the general reflection-coefficient for force waves (or voltage waves, pressure waves, etc.):

where is the reflection coefficient of impedance as ``seen'' from impedance . In other words, if a wave traveling along in impedance suddenly hits a new impedance , the wave will split into a reflected wave , and a transmitted wave . It therefore follows that a velocity wave will split into a reflected wave and transmitted wave