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Ideal Struck-String Velocity-Wave Simulation

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Initial conditions for the ideal struck string in a velocity wave simulation.

Hammer strike = momentum transfer = velocity step:

$\displaystyle m_h v_h(0-) = (m_h + m_s) v_s(0+) $

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``Elementary Digital Waveguide Models for Vibrating Strings'', by Julius O. Smith III and Nelson Lee,
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