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Why does the blue wave when it reaches the edge of the open tube not follow its path instead it reverses red?

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molo32
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Because of the boundary condition implicit in the open end. The pressure at the end must be the same as the pressure outside the tube (which is represented here by the straight gray line), so the red and blue must cancel out at the ends.

dannycbus
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