Limiting Cases
The force-wave reflectance of an infinite impedance (rigid wall or ``open circuit'') is
![$\displaystyle \hat{\rho}(s) = \frac{R(s) - R_0}{R(s)+R_0} = \frac{\infty - R_0}{\infty +R_0} = 1
$](http://www.dsprelated.com/josimages_new/pasp/img4821.png)
Similarly, the force-wave reflectance of a zero impedance (free termination, frictionless surface, or ``short circuit'') is
![$\displaystyle \hat{\rho}(s) = \frac{0 - R_0}{0+R_0} = -1
$](http://www.dsprelated.com/josimages_new/pasp/img4822.png)
For velocity waves, we obtain the opposite results: rigid terminations are inverting, and free terminations are non-inverting.
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