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Another solution to the wave equation is given by D’Alembert and it is<br />
reported in Eq.1.16.<br />
( x,<br />
t)<br />
f ( x − c t)<br />
+ g(<br />
x + c t)<br />
y 0<br />
0<br />
= (1.16)<br />
This equation satisfies Eq.1.8 for any arbitrary function f and g, as long as<br />
the initial and boundary conditions can eventually be satisfied. The functions f<br />
and g represent propagating disturbance. Whatever the initial shape of the<br />
disturbances, that shape is maintained during the propagation, so the waves<br />
propagate without distortion, as represented in Fig.1.5. The undistorted nature of<br />
wave propagation represents a fundamental characteristic of the one-dimensional<br />
wave equation.<br />
Fig. 1.5 - Undistorted propagation of wave envelope<br />
1.7.2. STRING ON AN ELASTIC BASE – DISPERSION<br />
The wave equation Eq.1.8 considered up to this point is simple. Moreover,<br />
in the system described by this equation, the pulses propagate without<br />
distortions. Now, a more complicated situation, in which the string rests on an<br />
elastic foundation, is considered. This situation is represented in Fig.1.6.