Jim Kelley wrote:
I now acknowledge knowing of two such people who believe in
energy in nonexistent waves.

Your attempt at obfuscation is well known to all, Jim.
Two canceled waves cease to exist but the energy in the
two waves that canceled cannot cease to exist. I'm
surprised that a physics professor would be advocating
violation of the conservation of energy principle.

Maybe you would like to contact the scientist who
answered the question at:

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...0/phy00292.htm

Perhaps he can explain the laws of physics to you.

"The waves' energies simply add together. In places where
the interference is destructive, one wave cancels out the
other. (up + down = nothing.) Where it is constructive,
however, they reinforce each other
(up + up = 2 * up, down + down = 2 * down.)
That is all there is to it."

Richard E. Barrans Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Director
PG Research Foundation, Darien, Illinois
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