Richard Clark wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:25:01 -0500, Cecil Moore
wrote:


I am not aware of any further disagreement
between us.


so short a memory....

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:46:45 -0700, Jim Kelley
wrote:


Born and Wolf has an
interesting comment in the section on total reflection. "...the
electromagnetic field in the second medium does not disappear, only
there is no longer a flow of energy across the boundary."


your source, and yet unable or unwilling to confront this single
observation.

Apparently that would mean the waves aren't traveling at the speed of
light and it would violate his "waves cannot exist without energy" law
of physics, so therefore the book is wrong. Besides, as a reference,
Hecht is far more maleable. ;-)

73, ac6xg