On Jan 14, 10:59 am, Gene Fuller wrote:
You keep ignoring the "sloshing" explanation. Actually, you did not
totally ignore it; you did indeed criticize the choice of the
descriptive word "sloshing".

Look up the word "slosh" in the dictionary, Gene. It is impossible for
EM energy to "slosh". While you are at it, you might as well assert
that photons smell bad.

EM (photonic) waves do NOT change direction unless a change in medium
is encountered. "Sloshing" requires a change in direction in the
complete absence of a medium change. It is a very ignorant, impossible
concept.

The standing wave envelope may be stationary, but the fields are not.

There is no net energy movement in the kx direction as evidenced by
the equation: cos(kx)*cos(wt). All the energy movement is between the
E-field and H-field at any fixed point along the wire.

There is no conflict with your photonic requirements.

Of course there is and I proved it with math. If you want to prove me
wrong, prove my math wrong. Good luck on that one.

Since this discussion about fields and waves seems to annoy some of the
"good buddy" crowd around here, I will quit now and let you win by default.

Translation: I have discovered my error. The standing-wave E-field and
H-field really are either 0 or 180 degrees apart. Drawing those fields
on paper and superposing them proves it.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com