Limiting Cases
The force-wave reflectance of an infinite impedance (rigid wall or ``open circuit'') is

Similarly, the force-wave reflectance of a zero impedance (free termination, frictionless surface, or ``short circuit'') is

For velocity waves, we obtain the opposite results: rigid terminations are inverting, and free terminations are non-inverting.
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