I was doing some reading on waves and discovered that the equation for energy of a wave is: w = a^2.
w = energy
a = amplitude of a wave.
When two waves with identical polarization, frequency, phase and amplitude propagate in the same direction and meet (and merge) in free space, then their amplitudes will add together and the amplitude of the resultant wave will be double that of a single input wave. This physical phenomenon is called superposition or interference of the waves, when (under the above conditions) the amplitude of the resultant wave is calculated by simply adding together the amplitudes of the incoming waves.
So the amplitude of the two merged waves is 2a. However the energy of the two merged waves is (2a)^2 = 4a^2. Before the waves merged there were two waves each having a^2 energy = 2a^2. But after they merged you have 4a^2 energy. So you have doubled the energy by merging the two waves. If we take two units of energy from the output and feed it back into the input, then there are still two units remaining for utilization and the process can go on continuously.
More here https://feprinciples.wordpress.com/h...d-explanation/
That article talks about microwaves however I'm thinking more along the lines of AC or pulsed DC current/voltage in a circuit.
w = energy
a = amplitude of a wave.
When two waves with identical polarization, frequency, phase and amplitude propagate in the same direction and meet (and merge) in free space, then their amplitudes will add together and the amplitude of the resultant wave will be double that of a single input wave. This physical phenomenon is called superposition or interference of the waves, when (under the above conditions) the amplitude of the resultant wave is calculated by simply adding together the amplitudes of the incoming waves.
So the amplitude of the two merged waves is 2a. However the energy of the two merged waves is (2a)^2 = 4a^2. Before the waves merged there were two waves each having a^2 energy = 2a^2. But after they merged you have 4a^2 energy. So you have doubled the energy by merging the two waves. If we take two units of energy from the output and feed it back into the input, then there are still two units remaining for utilization and the process can go on continuously.
More here https://feprinciples.wordpress.com/h...d-explanation/
That article talks about microwaves however I'm thinking more along the lines of AC or pulsed DC current/voltage in a circuit.
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