Re: Energy

[Brian McInnes <bmcinnes@PNC.COM.AU>]

on 21/9/01 11:37 AM, brian whatcott at inet@INTELLISYS.NET wrote:

> At 09:40 9/21/01 +1000, Brian McInnes wrote inter alia:
> > ... flow means that any positive change in a given
> > region is balanced by a simultaneous negative change in an adjacent region.
> > My brief description  of the word is that it means " move smoothly and
> > continuously".
> /snip/
> > Brian McInnes
> I am uncomfortable with the suggestion of simultaneity -
> in the memorable phrase, there is a relativity of simultaneity.
> Propagation rate must enter if there is to be a flow, I would think.
The phrase using the word simultaneous is not mine but a quote from one of
John Denker's e-mails on this subject.

In my e-mail I was agreeing with the thrust of his definition but now that
Brian Whatcott has brought it to my attention I would agree that
"simultaneous" is no the best choice of word.  Might I suggest
"compensating".

Brian McInnes