Cecil,

The waves you are so worried about are merely convenient, but
fictitious, adjuncts to your mathematical model.

You need worry only about the energy of real, measurable waves, not
those adjuncts that simplify the math.

The use of such adjuncts is done frequently in solving real problems.
Just don't confuse the internals of the model with physical reality.

73,
Gene,
W4SZ

Cecil Moore wrote:
There is still an underlying Q&A about what happens to the energy
in those waves. The energy concept is in addition to what's already
there, not any kind of replacement for it.