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Old August 29th 03, 12:32 PM
 
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Do I have this right?

Dr Slick examined the generally accepted formula for rho
and learned that its magnitude can be greater than one.

This appears to imply that reflected power is greater
than incident; something that would violate various
conservation of energy laws.

Dr Slick has therefore rejected the generally accepted
formula and produced one which does not result in
more power being reflected than is incident, thus
satisfying various conservation of energy laws.

Many people took issue with this redefinition of rho
and attempted to show why the generally accepted formula
is correct.

But that does not address the issue with the generally
accepted formula; how can reflected power be greater
than incident?

A clear explanation of why rho greater than one
does not violate conservation of energy would seem
to remove Dr Slick's objection to the generally
accepted formula and then everyone could agree
on the formula.

I doubt that any proof of the correctness of the generally
accepted formula will convince Dr Slick until it is
shown why it does not violate conservation of energy.

....Keith