The average magnitude of the Poynting vector for sunlight arriving at the top of Earths atmosphere (1.5

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The average magnitude of the Poynting vector for sunlight arriving at the top of Earth’s atmosphere (1.5 × 1011 m from the Sun) is about 1.4 kW/m2.

(a) Compute the average radiation pressure exerted on a metal reflector facing the Sun.

(b) Approximate the average radiation pressure at the surface of the Sun whose diameter is 1.4 × 109 m.

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Optics

ISBN: 978-0133977226

5th edition

Authors: Eugene Hecht

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