Gene Fuller wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
The E-field and H-field of an EM wave can certainly
be represented as an exponential function when the
EM wave is normal to the reference plane. Think
about it. Hecht used that feature in his book.

Totally ducking the issue, as usual.

No, I'm waiting for an answer from you. It is known
that Re(ExH*)/2=0 for pure standing waves all up
and down the line. Since E and H* are not zero all
up and down the line, how is that possible?
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com