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3. General Definitions. — 



2^ = complex impedance of the series elements. 



So = complex impedance of the shunt elements. 



M= imdual inductance between adjacent series elements, esti- 

 mated positive when the coils are wound in the same sense. 



(p = retardation angle of current per section of the line = the 

 angle of lag of steady-state current in any section behind 

 the current in the preceding section. 



T = time lag of current in seconds per section. 



a = real attenuation constant of current per section of the line 

 = the exponent in the factor e-", by which factor the 

 steady-state current-amplitude in any series element of 

 an infinite or non-reflective line must be multiplied to 

 give the current-amplitude in the next series element. 



Zj = complex surge impedance of the line = complex impedance 

 of a line of an infinite number of sections or a line with 

 non-reflective output impedance. 



CO = angular velocity of impressed sinusoidal e.m.f. in radians 

 per second. 



4. Abbreviations and Subsidiary Notation. — The following 

 notation taken from Electric Oscillations and Electric Waves with slight 

 augmentation will be employed. 



p+ir. = ^^i±^ (1) 



where P and V are real quantities; 



1 _ IJi — p2 



v-'-^, ; (2) 



h = U/V; (3) 



2 2 



Other notation will be introduced below in Section 10. 



5. Equations for a and (/? for Steady-State Current. — It is 

 proved in Electric Oscillations and Electric Waves, equations (49) and 

 (50), p. 29G, that, for the steady-state current under the action of an 



