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A NONRESONANT line has NO STANDING WAVES of current and voltage and is either
infinitely long or terminated in its characteristic impedance.
A RESONANT line has STANDING WAVES of current and voltage and is of finite length and is
NOT terminated in its characteristic impedance.
2Q DQ RSHQ HQGHG UHVRQDQW OLQH DQG DW DOO RGG SRLQWV WKH YROWDJH LV minimum, the current is
PD[LPXP DQG WKH LPSHGDQFH LV PLQLPXP $W DOO HYHQ SRLQWV WKH YROWDJH LV maximum, the current
is minimum and the impedance is maximum.
