I hope I won't go too much out of thread.
First things first:
My point in this tread is that to describe cable characteristics we need more than the usual incomplete data provided by vendors or by hobbyists. I find that with the tools we have now, our ears are the best and only way to evaluate cables.
That’s the only point I was trying to make.
Secondly:
I did not quote that paper at all in my comments, so your "gentle" accusation is uncalled for. My comments were based on my general knowledge of electromagnetism and were formulated as a question and a possibility, not an affirmation (I don't have the qualifications like a mentioned a few times). The document I mentioned was to show that things can get more complex that we initially believe in a related field. It was to open our eyes to the possibilities. It is not a proof of anything.
This concept also exist in mechanics (hydraulics): resistance and capacitance are dependant of frequency because of friction. Frequency of resonance also exist in hydraulic systems. Friction also exist in electronics and from my studies in engineering I can tell you that the equations we use in mechanics are very similar to the one used in electronic. This is not a proof, only an intuition that make sense enough to investigate.
Last and the least:
Once, a long time ago, I've learn in my electronic courses that a LED offer no resistance to current. Later I've learned that in real life there is an associated voltage drop in LED but it was not mentioned earlier for "academic" reasons. So there can be differences between basic knowledge and advanced research. All the discussions in the treads are based on basic level electrical formulas NOT direct experimentation on cables; it doesn’t prove anything.
Also when I read argument on that forum like: "a capacitance cannot change because then we wouldn’t be able to write 100Fa on a capacitor" I see two things:
1) He/she is talking about capacitors not cables.
2) This is a rhetorical argument.
This is of course only one (loose) quote and does not represent the forum in a whole. Personally I'm not convinced that I didn't understand the tread; maybe it's because of my poor intellect.