In a message dated 2007/08/11, gmvoeth@........... writes:

> I really dont know how you can say these things as the
> absolute truth unless you are a Physics Major with a PHD
> With a degree also in Math to prove your points.
> You might very possibly be both of those but because
> of the way the USA is and its lack of freedoms
> I have no legal way to positively
> identify either you or your background.

Hi Geoff,

       You could always look me up in the Oxford University Yearbook?

> It is interesting to note we all live maybe
> 100 milliseconds behind real time and with
> that in mind is it possible at all that we can know the present.
> 
> I think because the phase shift is bizarre through the entire spectrum
> of any filtered component that a faithful recreation of actual ground
> motion is out of reach for the common man.
> 
> A square wave ground motion will not be square wave recorded
> with a hundred or more of necessary ODD harmonics showing.
> As all those harmonics must be in phase with the fundamental.

       If you use a Bessel filter, you get a roughly square wave out for a 
square wave in, but with rounded corners, depending on the relationship of the 
wave frequency to the corner ferquency. The phase relationship below fc is 
~constant.

       If you want roughly the same tail off with a Bessel filter, you need 
to choose about 0.7 x the corner frequency you would use with a Butterworth 
filter.

       Regards,

       Chris Chapman   
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ssage dated 2007/08/11, gmvoeth@........... writes:



I really dont know how you can=20=
say these things as the

absolute truth unless you are a Physics Major with a PHD

With a degree also in Math to prove your points.

You might very possibly be both of those but because

of the way the USA is and its lack of freedoms

I have no legal way to positively

identify either you or your background.




Hi Geoff,



       You could always look me up in the Oxfo=
rd University Yearbook?



It is interesting to note we al=
l live maybe

100 milliseconds behind real time and with

that in mind is it possible at all that we can know the present.



I think because the phase shift is bizarre through the entire spectrum

of any filtered component that a faithful recreation of actual ground

motion is out of reach for the common man.



A square wave ground motion will not be square wave recorded

with a hundred or more of necessary ODD harmonics showing.

As all those harmonics must be in phase with the fundamental.



       If you use a Bessel filter, you get a r=
oughly square wave out for a square wave in, but with rounded corners, depen=
ding on the relationship of the wave frequency to the corner ferquency. The=20=
phase relationship below fc is ~constant.



       If you want roughly the same tail off w=
ith a Bessel filter, you need to choose about 0.7 x the corner frequency you=
 would use with a Butterworth filter.



       Regards,



       Chris Chapman