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Time lags

Now, a left-incident wave packet is sent toward the -function. The packet is initially located at position at time t=0.

Compute the time required for the reflected packet to return to position . How does this time compare with , in other words, what is the time lag, if any, in the reflected packet?

Compute the time required for the transmitted packet to reach position . How does this time compare with , in other words, what is the time lag, if any, in the transmitted packet?



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Sat May 18 00:58:14 EDT 1996