Gene Fuller wrote:
Yes, I know that the now-famous FSU web page uses "redistribution".
Do you suppose Hecht, Born and Wolf, and all of the other
acknowledged experts would support dumping "reflection"?

I would guess the answer is "yes" when the physical
reflection coefficient is zero - in order to avoid
a logical contradiction.

How does a "reflection" occur when the physical reflection
coefficient is zero, in violation of the wave reflection
model? Why is there often a difference between the
physical reflection coefficient and the virtual
reflection coefficient? Which one is wrong?

The convention that I have adopted is that the word
"reflection" is reserved for single wave events.

For multiple wave events where interference exists,
something besides a simple "reflection" takes place.
The intricate color patterns on the surface of a thin
film of oil floating on a puddle of water are not
simple reflections but instead an interaction of
multiple reflected waves. The resulting image bears
absolutely no resemblance to the incident image.

Following the FSU web page usage, the word "redistribution"
is used for multiple wave interaction events like wave
cancellation. (The words we choose to use to describe the
phenomena have zero effect on the phenomena.)

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com