Find the minimum magnitude of the radius a that a dust particle in orbit around the Sun

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Find the minimum magnitude of the radius a that a dust particle in orbit around the Sun may have in order to avoid being blown out of the solar system by the Sun’s radiation pressure. Assume that the particle is a sphere of mass m with the same density ρ as Earth, 5500 kg/m3. Ignore the solar wind and the solar magnetic field.

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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