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If I recall, Catt is a maverick, who is in fact addressing a weakness
in physics teaching in this general area, leading to amusing nonsenses
like the instantaneous transmission of a pulse down a long line -
an instance that was discussed on this list within the last year or two.
It will be helpful to simplify the Catt puzzle to a ladder configuration
of a delay line
- namely four series inductors in each of two lines, connected by three
parallel capacitors, and terminated in a resistance of the value of the
characteristic impedence of the line.
He asks effectively: when a battery is connected to one end of a delay
line of this kind - where does the charge in the final capacitor come from?
Though electromagnetic transmission is inherently relativistic, I expect
one could provide a satifying description of an energy transfer between
magnetic
and electric modes, without taking oneself too seriously?
Brian Whatcott
Altus OK Eureka!