On Jun 2, 9:31*am, K1TTT wrote:
easy, maxwell's equations don't predict standing waves! *they are a
product of *superposition and the simplest instrumentation used since
they were first discovered.

Please correct me if I am wrong: If one starts with the (superposed)
standing wave equation, V(x,t) = A*sin(kx)*sin(wt), Maxwell's
equations seem to provide a perfectly valid result (not that I can
recognize perfection). Therefore, how do Maxwell's equations prove
that the component traveling waves necessarily possess a separate
existence? Again, a serious question from an engineer who considers
anything except a logical '0' or logical '1' to be broken. :-)
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com